Jean-Baptiste Tournassoud

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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:

• Institut Lumière, Lyon
• , Bourg-en-Bresse
• , Châlon-sur-Saône
• Musée Clemenceau, Paris
• Museum of the Great War, Château de Péronne, Somme, France

References[]

External links[]

• Website about Tournassoud
• Biography of Jean-Baptiste Tournassoud at Luminous-Lint
• Institut Lumière/patrimoine Lumiere/Autochrome

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