Awards and Commemoration
Robert Doisneau was appointed a Chevalier of the Order of the Legion of Honour in 1984.
He won several awards throughout his life, including:
- the Balzac Prize in 1986 (Honoré de Balzac)
- the Grand Prix National de la Photographie in 1983
- the Niépce Prize in 1956 (Nicéphore Niépce)
- the Kodak Prize in 1947
A short film, "Le Paris de Robert Doisneau", was made in 1973.
In 1991 The Royal Photographic Society awarded Robert Doisneau an Honorary Fellowship (HonFRPS) which is given to distinguished persons having, from their position or attainments, an intimate connection with the science or fine art of photography of The Society.
In 1992 the French actress and producer Sabine Azéma made the film Bonjour Monsieur Doisneau.
The Maison de la photographie Robert Doisneau in Gentilly, Val-de-Marne, is a photographic gallery named in his honour.
The photography of Doisneau has had a revival since his death in 1994. Many of his portraits and photographs of Paris from the end of World War II through the 1950s have been turned into calendars and postcards, and have become icons of French life.
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