France is a Feast

The Photographic Journey of Paul and Julia Child

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An arresting, intimate collection of photographs taken by Paul Child to document his life in France with his wife Julia, the beloved doyenne of culinary arts in America.

iFrance is a Feasti documents through intimate and compelling photographs Julia Child discovering French cooking and the French way of life It all began under the guidance of her husband Paul Child a passionate photographer Paul and Julia Child moved to Paris in 1948 where he was the cultural attach for the US Information Service in Paris and in this role he first met Henri CartierBresson Robert Capa Brassa and other leading lights of the photography world As Julia recalled Paris was wonderfully walkable and it was a natural subject for Paul Their wanderings through Paris and other French cities and towns and the French countryside photographed by Paul would help lead to the classic iMastering the Art of French Cookingi and Julia Childs brilliant and celebrated career in books and on televisionbrbrThough Paul Child was an accomplished photographer his work is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art acquired by Edward Steichen his photographs remained out of the public eye until the publication of Julia Childs memoir in which many of his photographs were included In helping to tell Julias story they also brought to light the remarkable photographic achievement of Paul Child
Extent: 208 pp
Format: plc (with jacket)
Illustrations: 225
Publication date: 2017-10-12
Size: 24.6 x 22.3 cm
ISBN: 9780500519073
Foreword by Katie Pratt • Prologue: A Brimming Cup, Alex Prud’homme • Paris, 1948–1953 • Paris • Marseille, 1953–1954 • Marseille • ‘Behind the Shutter’ • France • A Curry of a Life • Epilogue: Everything Is Go
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About the Authors

Alex Prud’homme, the grandnephew of Paul Child, is the co-author with Julia Child of the New York Times #1 bestseller My Life in France, which also inspired half the film, ‘Julie & Julia’, starring Meryl Streep as Julia. He recently wrote a book about Julia Child during the 1970s, titled The French Chef in America: Julia Child’s Second Act. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.

Katie Pratt is a photography curator raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, whose parents were among Paul and Julia Childs’s closest friends. She lives in Marin County, California.

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