Jean-Baptiste Tournassoud

Jean-Baptiste Tournassoud (May 3, 1866 – January 5, 1951) was a French photographer and military officer.

Biography
North African soldiers, 1917. Autochrome by Tournassoud.

Tournassoud was born May 3, 1866 in Montmerle-sur-Saône. At the end of his basic military service in 1887, Tounassoud remained with the Army and began a military career.[1]

He was a pioneer of color photography, using autochrome plates.[1]

Tournassoud was director of the Photographic and Cinematographic Service of the War (French: Service photographique et cinématographique de la guerre - SPCG) from October 30, 1918 to September 30, 1919.[2]

He retired from the Army in 1920. He settled in Montmerle and remained a photographer until his death, in 1951, at the age of 84.[1]

Tournassoud left thousands of photographs, both black-and-white and color.

Collections

Collections of his works are owned by:

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References
  1. "Biography", Association of the Friends of Jean-Baptiste Tournassoud. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  2. (in French) Hélène Guillot, « La section photographique de l’armée et la Grande Guerre », in Revue historique des armées, n° 258, 2010, published online February 26, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
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