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Jean Agélou

1878-10-16 – 1921-08-02

Portrait of Jean Agélou
Early 20th-century French postcard from the JA40 series, showing model "Fernande" posed against the same diamond-window background seen in the JA41 and JA67 series (see File:Fernande (vintage nude photo).jpg, File:JA-Serie-69 French-postcard.jpg and File:Fernande 1.jpg).Credit: Jean Agélou

Life & Legacy

Jean Agélou (16 October 1878 – 2 August 1921) was a French photographer of the 1910s and 1920s, best known for his erotic and nude photographs made at the beginning of the 20th century. Agélou was born in Alexandria, Egypt, in October 1878.
Christian Bourdon and Jean-Pierre Bourgeron, major collectors of postcards, have endeavored to collect as complete a collection of his work as they could.

Occupation & Career

photographer, artist

Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q730812 — wikidata View source

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