circa 1930’s photo by Francois Biondo (Sicilian Photographer, Antibes France) died 1944 - de Tragédie du Fort-Carré
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an
original photo by Francois Biondo.
Location and date are not stated, but Biondo was based in Antibes
and he worked for l'Eclaireur de Nice .
Biondo was a locally well-known photographer in the Antibes France
area. He was killed as a suspected enemy
collaborator in 1944 (de Tragédie du
Fort-Carré – see more information below).
matte board measures 8.3 inches by 10.6 inches
This
original vintage photograph is in very good overall condition.
The
light cardboard matte board has some minor edge and corner wear.
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Information on the death of Francois Biondo:
Fort Carré, Antibes, September 23, 1944 …
In Antibes, when we talk of 23 September 1944, the remorse erects a wall of shame between historical truth and the interpretation we have done. That day, ten Antibois-eight men and two women - are killed inside the Fort Carré. Apparently shot in a hurry, possible victims of blind vengeance and denunciation.
The two men and eight women suspected of sympathy with the enemy were shot that day. Three family members want their rehabilitation. The case, known as the Tragedy of Fort Carré, was never discussed openly…Today, now three of them calling for their parents died on that fateful September 23, a posthumous rehabilitation.
“For some years I envisage such an approach”, says Jean-Claude Bonhomme. I think a plaque at the entrance of Fort Square, in memory of the ten people shot that day - which my maternal grandfather, Francois Biondo - would be the least of it.”
Cela fait quelques années
que j'envisage une telle démarche, explique Jean-Claude Bonhomme. Je pense
qu'apposer une plaque à l'entrée du Fort-Carré, à la mémoire des dix personnes
fusillées ce jour-là - dont mon grand-père maternel, François Biondo - serait
la moindre des choses.
According to his grandson, Biondo, a well known photographer in Antibes, was a "victim of his profession. That's what my mother always told me and nobody ever came to contradict his statements. He worked for the l'Eclaireur de Nice and was cataloged as "dangerous fascist", probably because he was born in Sicily. "
Selon son petit-fils, ce dernier, photographe bien connu sur Antibes, aurait été “victime de sa profession. C'est ce que m'a toujours raconté ma mère et personne n'est jamais venu démentir ses dires. Il travaillait pour l'Eclaireur de Nice et a été catalogué comme "fasciste dangereux", sans doute parce qu'il était né en Sicile.”
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