Henri-Albert Lagriffoul | |
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| Born | 9 May 1907 Paris |
| Died | 22 August 1981 (aged 74) [1] |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
| Known for | "Marianne" on French coins |
Henri-Albert Lagriffoul (9 May 1907 – 22 August 1981) was a French sculptor who won the Prix de Rome in 1932. [2] His work is displayed in many public spaces in France. His head of " Marianne" appeared on the French coins from 1962 to 1970. He also competed in the art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics. [3]
Lagriffoul was born in Paris in 1907. His father ran a goldsmith workshop. [4] He was admitted to the studio of sculptors Jules Coutan and Paul Landowski at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris from 1924 to 1925. Lagriffoul assisted Landowski with the statue of Christ the Redeemer at Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between 1926 and 1931. [5] He won the Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1932 and spent three years at the Villa Médicis in Rome. [5]
Lagriffoul was appointed professor at the École des Beaux-arts, Paris in 1944. [5] He became a member of the advisory council for the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres. He made four sculpture for Sèvres between 1949 and 1955, including a table centerpiece and two ornamented vases. [4] From 1959 he was professor of sculpture at the École polytechnique. [5] He died in 1981. [4]
Chavignon's war memorial has sculptures by Lagriffoul from 1933. There are two bas-reliefs on the monument, one depicting a soldier holding an antique sword and the other a woman carrying her child and a sheaf of wheat. [6] A sculpture by Lagriffoul decorates the north facade of the Collège mixte de Lens, avenue Raoul-Brique, Pas-de-Calais, made in August–September 1958. [7] He created a sculpture representing deportees to concentration and extermination camps for the Mémorial de la France combattante in Mont-Valérien, inaugurated in 1960. It depicts emaciated hands trying to pull away the barbed wire that lacerates a tortured heart. [8] He created the head of " Marianne" that appeared on coins of 5, 10, 20 and 50 centimes from 1962 to 1966. [7]
Some other major works include: [9]
- Badge of the best French worker (1932)
- The Vocation of Joan of Arc, Sainte Jeanne d’Arc Church, Gennevilliers, Hauts-de-Seine (1945)
- Autumn, Présidence du Conseil, Hôtel Montalivet, Paris (1952)
- Virgin and Child, Rouen Cathedral, Seine-Maritime (1956)
- Bas-relief, Chambre of Commerce, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime (1957)
- Monument to the dead of Vimoutiers, Orne (1958)
| 20 French Centime with Marianne on Obverse. | |
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| Obverse: Marianne wearing the Phrygian cap of liberty. | Reverse: Face value and French motto: " Liberté, égalité, fraternité". |
| Engraved by Chavignon, coin was minted from 1962 to 2001. | |
Lagriffoul received the following awards: [5]
- Diplôme d’honneur at the Exposition d’Anvers (Belgium), 1930
- Gold medal at the Exposition coloniale, 1931
- Premier Grand Prix de Rome for sculpture, 1932
- Gold medal at the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques, 1937
- Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- Lagriffoul, Henri (1950). Conseils pratiques sur la sculpture. Paris: Editions S. Bornemann.
- ^ "Henri Albert Lagriffoul". Explore (in Dutch). Rkd.nl. 1999. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
- ^ "Henri Lagriffoul". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (April 2014). "Henri Lagriffoul Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
- ^ a b c Henri-Albert Lagriffoul, Sèvres.
- ^ a b c d e Lagriffoul Henri, Région Basse-Normandie, p. 1.
- ^ Chavignon, place du Chanoine-Raoul-Debois, Picardie.
- ^ a b Bruneau 2010.
- ^ Les seize hauts reliefs, Le Mont-Valérien.
- ^ Lagriffoul Henri, Région Basse-Normandie, p. 1–2.
- Bruneau, Jocelyne (2010). "Travaux de décoration au titre du 1 % dans les établissements d'enseignement". Conseil général du Pas-de-Calais / Archives départementales. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
- "Chavignon, place du Chanoine-Raoul-Debois, Monument aux morts: Description". Région de Picardie. Archived from the original on 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
- "Henri-Albert Lagriffoul ( Paris, 1907 - 1981 )". Sèvres. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
- "Lagriffoul Henri" (PDF). Région Basse-Normandie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-25. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
- "Les seize hauts reliefs". Le Mont-Valérien. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
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Henri-Albert Lagriffoul | |
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| Born | 9 May 1907 Paris |
| Died | 22 August 1981 (aged 74) [1] |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
| Known for | "Marianne" on French coins |
Henri-Albert Lagriffoul (9 May 1907 – 22 August 1981) was a French sculptor who won the Prix de Rome in 1932. [2] His work is displayed in many public spaces in France. His head of " Marianne" appeared on the French coins from 1962 to 1970. He also competed in the art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics. [3]
Lagriffoul was born in Paris in 1907. His father ran a goldsmith workshop. [4] He was admitted to the studio of sculptors Jules Coutan and Paul Landowski at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris from 1924 to 1925. Lagriffoul assisted Landowski with the statue of Christ the Redeemer at Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between 1926 and 1931. [5] He won the Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1932 and spent three years at the Villa Médicis in Rome. [5]
Lagriffoul was appointed professor at the École des Beaux-arts, Paris in 1944. [5] He became a member of the advisory council for the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres. He made four sculpture for Sèvres between 1949 and 1955, including a table centerpiece and two ornamented vases. [4] From 1959 he was professor of sculpture at the École polytechnique. [5] He died in 1981. [4]
Chavignon's war memorial has sculptures by Lagriffoul from 1933. There are two bas-reliefs on the monument, one depicting a soldier holding an antique sword and the other a woman carrying her child and a sheaf of wheat. [6] A sculpture by Lagriffoul decorates the north facade of the Collège mixte de Lens, avenue Raoul-Brique, Pas-de-Calais, made in August–September 1958. [7] He created a sculpture representing deportees to concentration and extermination camps for the Mémorial de la France combattante in Mont-Valérien, inaugurated in 1960. It depicts emaciated hands trying to pull away the barbed wire that lacerates a tortured heart. [8] He created the head of " Marianne" that appeared on coins of 5, 10, 20 and 50 centimes from 1962 to 1966. [7]
Some other major works include: [9]
- Badge of the best French worker (1932)
- The Vocation of Joan of Arc, Sainte Jeanne d’Arc Church, Gennevilliers, Hauts-de-Seine (1945)
- Autumn, Présidence du Conseil, Hôtel Montalivet, Paris (1952)
- Virgin and Child, Rouen Cathedral, Seine-Maritime (1956)
- Bas-relief, Chambre of Commerce, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime (1957)
- Monument to the dead of Vimoutiers, Orne (1958)
| 20 French Centime with Marianne on Obverse. | |
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| Obverse: Marianne wearing the Phrygian cap of liberty. | Reverse: Face value and French motto: " Liberté, égalité, fraternité". |
| Engraved by Chavignon, coin was minted from 1962 to 2001. | |
Lagriffoul received the following awards: [5]
- Diplôme d’honneur at the Exposition d’Anvers (Belgium), 1930
- Gold medal at the Exposition coloniale, 1931
- Premier Grand Prix de Rome for sculpture, 1932
- Gold medal at the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques, 1937
- Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- Lagriffoul, Henri (1950). Conseils pratiques sur la sculpture. Paris: Editions S. Bornemann.
- ^ "Henri Albert Lagriffoul". Explore (in Dutch). Rkd.nl. 1999. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
- ^ "Henri Lagriffoul". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (April 2014). "Henri Lagriffoul Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
- ^ a b c Henri-Albert Lagriffoul, Sèvres.
- ^ a b c d e Lagriffoul Henri, Région Basse-Normandie, p. 1.
- ^ Chavignon, place du Chanoine-Raoul-Debois, Picardie.
- ^ a b Bruneau 2010.
- ^ Les seize hauts reliefs, Le Mont-Valérien.
- ^ Lagriffoul Henri, Région Basse-Normandie, p. 1–2.
- Bruneau, Jocelyne (2010). "Travaux de décoration au titre du 1 % dans les établissements d'enseignement". Conseil général du Pas-de-Calais / Archives départementales. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
- "Chavignon, place du Chanoine-Raoul-Debois, Monument aux morts: Description". Région de Picardie. Archived from the original on 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
- "Henri-Albert Lagriffoul ( Paris, 1907 - 1981 )". Sèvres. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
- "Lagriffoul Henri" (PDF). Région Basse-Normandie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-25. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
- "Les seize hauts reliefs". Le Mont-Valérien. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
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