Saint Genet
Notre Dame des Fleurs (Our Lady of the Flowers)
Photograph
Jean Genet assis, tenant une cigarette 1948 (Jean Genet seated, holding a cigarette)
(detail)
Notes
The unlisted designer for this edition of the seminal Our Lady of the Flowers has torn up Brassaï’s portrait, creating a fragmented image of the notorious writer, thief and cultural philosopher.
To view an intact version of Brassaï’s photo, click here.
Also Using This Photograph