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Pierre-Henri Cami (2)

December 20th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I’d like to add a couple of images to my earlier post about Cami, particularly since he’s now so obscure, and since so few images are available.  The first is a photo of the man himself, taken from a 1964 anthology of his work:

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And the second is one of his cheerfully naive illustrations, taken from a rare copy of his novel Les Nouveaux Paysans (The New Peasants).  Here we see a conscientious farmer examining the teeth of one of his cattle.

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(Posted by Doug Skinner)

Tags: Literature

3 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Lisa // Dec 22, 2008 at 4:25 pm

    He has a great “turnout” in first position.

  • 2 Martina // Nov 19, 2010 at 6:12 am

    Hello,

    I am working on a theatreproject including some scenes of Cami. Since it is really difficult to get materials about the author, I am interested in the 1st picture you’ve posted: could you tell me where you got it from?
    Thanx ind advance and best regards from Vienna (Austria)

    Martina

  • 3 Doug // Nov 19, 2010 at 11:03 am

    Martina — That picture comes from a 1964 collection, published by René Julliard (Paris). The book was edited by Jacques Sternberg, and is called simply “Cami.” It’s the only photo I’ve seen of him.