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1928 Born Guy Louis Banarès on 2 December at 7 rue Popincourt, Paris. 1929 Adopted by Maurice Desiré Bourdin who, with his mother Marguerite Legay, raises Guy. 1948 Undertakes military service in the French air force and receives his first photographic training. He is stationed in Dakar, Senegal. 1950 First exhibition of drawings and paintings at Galerie, rue de la Bourgogne, Paris. 1952 Exhibition of photographs and drawings at Galerie 29, 29 rue de Seine, Paris. The catalogue includes a dedication to Guy Bourdin by Man Ray. 1953 Exhibition f photographs under the pseudonym Edwin Hallan at Galerie Huit, 8 rue St Julien-le-Pauvre, Paris. 1954 Exhibition of drawings at Galerie de Beaune, 5 rue de Beaune, Paris. Contributes photographs to the C.S. Association UK touring exhibitions, in 1954-5 and 1955-7, both shown at the Whitechapel Art Gallery, London. 1955 First fashion photographs are published in French Vogue in February issue. Exhibition of drawings at Galerie des Amis des Arts, 26 cours Mirabeau, Paris. Group exhibition entitled Cats at Galerie de Seine, 24 rue de Seine, Paris. Exhibition of paintings at Galerie Charpentier, Paris. 1956 Exhibition of drawings at Galerie de Seine, 24 rue de Seine, Paris. 1957 Exhibition of paintings and drawings at the Peter Deitsch Gallery, 51 East 73rd Street, New York. Contributes photographs to group exhibition entitled Vogue at the International Photography Biennale, Venice. 1961 Marries Solange Marie Louise Geze. Group exhibition entitled Le Photographe en face de son métier at the Salon Nationale de la Photographie, Paris. 1965 Exhibition of drawings at Galerie Jacques Desbri?re, 27 rue Guénégaud, Paris. 1966 Contributes photographs to the art fair Photokina 66, Cologne. 1967 Samuel, Guy Bourdin's only child, is born. First advertising campaign for Charles Jourdan shoes. First editorial fashion photography for Harper's Bazaar and Photo. 1969 Contributes photographs to a group exhibition l'insolite et la mode at Galerie Delpire, 13 rue de l'Abbaye, Paris. 1971 Solange Marie Louise Geze dies. 1972 First editorial fashion photographs for Italian Vogue. 1973 Advertising campaign for MAFIA advertising agency, Paris. 1974 First editorial fashion photographs for British Vogue. 1975 Advertising campaign for Issey Miyake. 1976 Lingerie catalogue Sighs and Whispers for Bloomingdale's department store, New York. Advertising campaigns include Baila by Gianfranco Ferré, Complice & Callaghan by Gianni Versace, and Loewe. 1977 First editorial fashion photographs for Vogue Hommes and 20 Ans.
Contributes photographs to touring exhibition entitled The History of Fashion Photography shown at US venues including the International Museum of Photography, New York, and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. 1978 Advertising campaign for Claude Montana. Contributes photographs to the art fair Photokina 78, Cologne. Calendars for Issey Miyake and Yashica. 1980 Calendar for Pentax. 1981 Final advertising campaign for Charles Jourdan. First editorial fashion photographs for Linea Italiana. 1982 Advertising campaigns for Gianfranco Ferré, Lancetti, and Roland Pierre. Contributes photographs to group exhibition entitled Color as Form at the International Museum of Photography, New York. 1985 Advertising campaign for Emanuel Ungaro. Refuses the Grand Prix National de la Photographie awarded by the French Ministry of Culture. 1986 Contributes photographs to the art fair Photokina 86, Cologne. 1987 Terminates his contract with French Vogue. First editorial fashion photographs for The Best. Advertising campaigns for Révillon and Chanel. 1988 Receives the Infinity Award (for his 1987 Chanel advertising campaign) from the International Center of Photography, New York, presented by Annie Leibovitz. Contributes photographs to the Triennale International de la Photographie, Paris. 1991 Dies in Paris on 29 March, aged 62.

From Guy Bourdin by Charlotte Cotton and Shelly Verthime (eds.), V&A Publications, 2003. Chronology compiled by Fernando Delgado and Pjerpol Rubens