Marius Bourotte

1929

Not on view

These photographs of thieves and assassins were heavily retouched with ink and gouache to facilitate their reproduction in illustrated newspapers and magazines. Although they were not conceived as typological studies, the cropping and retouching deliberately intensified their sinister aspect, producing caricatures of criminality that satisfied the sensationalism of the picture press.

Artwork Details

Title: Marius Bourotte
Artist: Unknown (French)
Publisher: Le Petit Parisien (French, active 1876–1944)
Date: 1929
Medium: Gelatin silver print with applied color
Dimensions: 11.6 x 16.2 cm. (4 9/16 x 6 3/8 in.)
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 1996
Object Number: 1996.158.3
Curatorial Department: Photographs

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