Jean Carzou
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Jean Carzou (1907, Aleppo, Syria – August 12, 2000 Marsac-sur-l'Isle, Dordogne, France), born Karnik Zouloumian, was a French Armenian artist, painter and illustrator, whose work illustrated the novels of Ernest Hemingway and Albert Camus.[1][2]
He was elected to the Académie des beaux-arts (French Academy of Fine Arts) in 1977, he was also awarded the National Order of Merit of France.[2]
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[edit] Early ife and education
He was born in Syria to an Armenian family as Karnik Zouloumian, Carzou later created his name from the first syllables of his name and surname, and added a Parisian nickname, "Jean". He received education in Cairo, Egypt before moving to Paris in 1924 to study architecture.[1]
[edit] Career
He started working as a theater decorator but he then quickly realized he preferred drawing and painting. In 1938, more than a hundred exhibitions of his works were organized in Paris, in the French provinces and abroad. In 1949, he received the coveted Hallmark prize.
A Carzou museum exists in the town of Dinard (Brittany). In 1952, he created costumes and sceneries for "Les Indes Galantes" of Rameau at the Opéra de Paris . He continued with "Le Loup" (1953) for "Les Ballets" of Roland Petit, Giselle (1954) and Athalie (1955) at the Opéra and "La Comédie française".
Member of the Institut de France.
He was the father of Jean-Marie Carzou.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Jean Carzou Artnet.
- ^ a b "Jean Carzou -- Painter and Illustrator, 93". New York Times. August 24, 2000. http://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/24/arts/jean-carzou-painter-and-illustrator-93.html.
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