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American sculptor (1893–1955)
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]
National Shrine of the Little Flower ,
Royal Oak, Michigan
Gates from the Chanin Building which led to the private offices of Chanin
Eagles on top of the
Buffalo City Hall
Selected architectural sculpture
1922-1926 –
Russell Sage Foundation Building ,
Grosvenor Atterbury architect, (now Sage House), 122-130 East 22nd Street,
New York City
[4]
1923-1924 –
American Radiator Building , Howels &
Hood and
André Fouilhoux architects, NYC
[5]
[6]
1925 –
Chicago Tribune Building ,
Raymond Hood architect,
Chicago, Illinois
1927 –
Sterling Memorial Library ,
James Gamble Rogers architect,
Yale University ,
New Haven, Connecticut
–
Home Savings Bank of Albany ,
Dennison & Hirons architects,
Albany, New York
– State Bank & Trust Company Building,
Dennison & Hirons , architects, NYC
–
Beekman Tower ,
John Mead Howells , architect, NYC
– Stewart & Company Building,
Warren & Wetmore architects, NYC
–
Carew Tower ,
Delano & Aldrich with W.H. Ahlschlager architects,
Cincinnati, Ohio
– King’s County Hospital, LeRoy P. Ward architect, NYC
– Tower,
National Shrine of the Little Flower , Henry McGill architect,
Royal Oak, Michigan
–
Sterling Memorial Library ,
James Gamble Rogers architect,
New Haven, Connecticut
c.1932 – New York State Office Building,
Albany, New York
1939 – Manhattan Criminal Courthouse (100 Centre Street),
Harvey Wiley Corbett and Charles B. Meyers architects, NYC 1939
[7]
1940 – Airlines Building, John B. Peterkin architect, NYC
[8]
1948 – Firestone Memorial Library, O’Connor & Kilham architects,
Princeton University ,
Princeton, New Jersey
Queens County Hospital, NYC
Naval Hospital,
Beaufort, South Carolina
1921 –
John Newbery Medal
c.1928 Series of five designs in cast-iron depicting historic New York City seals, for the Miller Elevated Highway
[9]
1929 – Bronze Doors, East New York Savings Bank, Holmes & Winslow architects,
Brooklyn, New York
c.1930s Tritons, Nereids and Dolphins,
Rockefeller Center , NYC
1937 – Bronze Doors, Hirons & Woolwine architects, Davidson County Courthouse,
Nashville, Tennessee
–
Caldecott Medal
Notes
^
a
b Staff.
"R. P. Chambellan, Long A Sculptor; Architectural Artist Is Dead -- Conceived Decorations for Many Famed Structures" ,
The New York Times , November 30, 1955. Accessed November 24, 2017. "Cliffisde Park, N. J., Nov. 29 -- Born in the West Hoboken section of Union City, Mr. Chambellan attended New York University from 1912 to 1914.... He resided here at 537 St. Paul's Avenue."
^
a
b
c Shockley, Jay.
"Russell Sage Foundation Building and Annex Designation Report" .
New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission . (June 20, 2000), p.5
^
Victoria Charles, 1000 Chef-d'œuvre des Arts décoratifs
^
"Russell Sage Foundation" .
^
"Images of American Radiator Building, by Hood and Fouilhoux, 1924, New York City. Digital Imaging Project: Art historical images of European and North American architecture and sculpture from classical Greek to Post-modern. Scanned from slides taken on site by Mary Ann Sullivan, Bluffton College" .
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"American Standard (Radiator) Building" .
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Manhattan Criminal Courthouse
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1940 photo post card
^
Miller Highway history with photos
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AEA Bronze Seal
Bibliography
Balfour, Alan. Rockefeller Center – Architecture as Theater , New York: McGraw-Hill,1978
ISBN
0-07-003480-X
Kvaran, Einar Einarsson Kvaran. Architectural Sculpture of the United States , unpublished manuscript
Stern, Robert A. M. ; Gilmartin, Gregory F. and Mellins, Thomas. New York 1930 New York: Rizzoli Press, 1987
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