About Jean Gilletta
Lived 1856 – 1933 (aged 76). Jean Gilletta was a French photographer.
Jean Gilletta (1 May 1856 Levens, Division of Nice, Sardinian States – 4 February 1933), born Jean-Baptiste Gilletta and whose name is sometimes spelled Jean Giletta, was a French photographer. He was active in Nice, France and founded a postcard company in 1897.
As an official gift to mark the end of his visit to the French Riviera in May 1914, President Raymond Poincaré was given album of Gilletta's photographs by the departmental council of Alpes-Maritimes.
Exhibitions Jean Gilletta, Photographe de la Riviera. Exhibition held 2 December 2006 – 18 March 2007 at the Théâtre de la Photographie et de l'Image Charles Nègre, Nice.
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Who was Jean Gilletta?
French photographer (1856–1933)
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Jean Gilletta was born on 1 May 1856 in Levens.
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Jean Gilletta died on 4 February 1933 in Levens.
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Jean Gilletta was a photographer.
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Jean Gilletta was French.
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