Rene Paul Chambellan | |
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Born | Rene Paul Chambellan September 15, 1893 |
Died | November 29, 1955 | (aged 62)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | New York University, Beaux-Arts Institute of Design, Ecole Julian |
Known for | Sculpture |
Rene Paul Chambellan (September 15, 1893 – November 29, 1955) was an American sculptor who specialized in architectural sculpture. He was also one of the foremost practitioners of what was then called the "French Modern Style" and has subsequently been labeled Zig-Zag Moderne, or Art Deco. He also frequently designed in the Greco Deco style.[ citation needed]
Chambellan was born in West Hoboken, New Jersey (now part of Union City, New Jersey). [1] [2] He studied at New York University from 1912 to 1914, in Paris at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design from 1914 to 1917 and the Académie Julian [3] (1918-1919), as well as with sculptor Solon Borglum in New York City. [2] During the First World War, he was a sergeant in France with the U.S. Army. [2]
A resident of Cliffside Park, New Jersey, Chambellan died in a nursing home in Jersey City, New Jersey. [1] CORRECTION: I am the grandson of Rene Chambellan and NO - he did NOT die in a nursing home in Jersey City. He succumbed to a stroke (after having several) and worked up until his death. [4]
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Rene Paul Chambellan | |
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Born | Rene Paul Chambellan September 15, 1893 |
Died | November 29, 1955 | (aged 62)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | New York University, Beaux-Arts Institute of Design, Ecole Julian |
Known for | Sculpture |
Rene Paul Chambellan (September 15, 1893 – November 29, 1955) was an American sculptor who specialized in architectural sculpture. He was also one of the foremost practitioners of what was then called the "French Modern Style" and has subsequently been labeled Zig-Zag Moderne, or Art Deco. He also frequently designed in the Greco Deco style.[ citation needed]
Chambellan was born in West Hoboken, New Jersey (now part of Union City, New Jersey). [1] [2] He studied at New York University from 1912 to 1914, in Paris at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design from 1914 to 1917 and the Académie Julian [3] (1918-1919), as well as with sculptor Solon Borglum in New York City. [2] During the First World War, he was a sergeant in France with the U.S. Army. [2]
A resident of Cliffside Park, New Jersey, Chambellan died in a nursing home in Jersey City, New Jersey. [1] CORRECTION: I am the grandson of Rene Chambellan and NO - he did NOT die in a nursing home in Jersey City. He succumbed to a stroke (after having several) and worked up until his death. [4]
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