Prix Blumenthal
| Prix Blumenthal | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | To aid young French artists financially, and draw the United States and France closer together |
| Presented by | Fondation franco-américaine Florence Blumenthal |
| First awarded | 1919 |
| Last awarded | 1954 |
The Prix Blumenthal (or Blumenthal Prize) was a grant or stipend awarded through the philanthropy of Florence Meyer Blumenthal (1875–1930) — and the foundation she created, Fondation franco-américaine Florence Blumenthal (Franco-American Florence Blumenthal Foundation) — to discover young French artists, aid them financially, and in the process draw the United States and France closer together through the arts.[1]
Winners were designated by seven juries in the fields of the literature, painting, sculpture, decorative arts, structure, engraving and music — to receive a purse of six thousand francs per year, given for two years. The purse increased in 1926 until Blumenthal's death in 1930 to ten thousand francs for two years.
Jurors included philosopher Henri Bergson; novelist Roland Dorgelès; novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright Jean Giraudoux; writer Anna de Noailles; poet and essayist Paul Valéry; painter Paul Signac,[1] painter and printmaker Edouard Vuillard, sculptor Paul Landowski, painter and sculptor Aristide Maillol,[1] architect Auguste Perret, composer Paul Dukas, composer Maurice Ravel and composer/conductor Guy Ropartz.
Composer Georges Migot served as vice-president and subsequently as president (1931-1935)[2] of the foundation, as well as the archivist of the winners.[2]
Beginning in 1919 the foundation awarded nearly two hundred grants, and on April 11, 1937, the Prix Blumenthal was declared d'utilité publique ("of public service"), giving it a special tax classification.[2] Awards were given through 1954.[1] At the time of the foundation's dissolution in 1973[2] it was under the direction of Georges Huisman, director of the école des Beaux-Arts, along with author André Maurois and novelist Roland Dorgelès.[2]
In 2010 (May 14-June 5), the Médiathèque of Haguenau hosted an exhibit of the Florence Blumenthal archives.[2]
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Florence Meyer Blumenthal[edit]
Florence Meyer Blumenthal had married international financier George Blumenthal in 1898 [1] and in 1919, she organized what was originally called the La Fondation américaine Blumenthal pour la pensée et l’art français (American Foundation for French Art and Thought) — a name suggested by her friend, Paul Valéry, the poet and essayist[2] — and what ultimately became Fondation franco-américaine Florence Blumenthal.
Blumethal's younger brother Eugene Meyer Jr. later become the president and publisher of the Washington Post[1] — and was the father of Katharine Graham, editor of the Washington Post during Watergate.[3] She was also related to Levi Strauss through her sisters.[4]
In 1925, Blumenthal moved to Paris with her husband, later donating to the Children’s Hospital in Paris the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Sorbonne in Paris. Blumenthal died in Paris in 1930, at age fifty-five,[1] having won, along with her husband, the French Legion of Honor the previous year.[1]
Impact of the Prix[edit]
As an example of the impact of the Prix Blumenthal, textile artist Paule Marrot received the stipend in 1928, which allowed Marrot to open her workshop in Batignolles on rue Truffaut — where she became widely known for furniture textiles.[5] Marrot went on to experience strong popularity and commercial success in the U.S. after World War II, made a strong impact at Renault by pioneering the company's textile and color division, and redefined furnishing fabrics in France. In 1952 Marrot won in 1952, the French Légion d'honneur (Legion of Honor), (Chevalier) — and her textiles continue under license to diverse companies including Nike, Anthropologie and the handbag maker, Hayden-Harnett.[5]
Recipients[edit]
Partial list, by year of award:
1921 Georges Migot (1891-1976), composer, painter, and a carver
1921 René Buthaud, painter, engraver, ceramics[6] See: René Buthaud at Wikipedia Français
1922 Maurice Genevoix, writer
1922 Roger Désormière, conductor
1923 Paul Charlemagne (1892- ), painter[7]
1923 Jean Adnet (1900–1995), painter[6]
1924 Marcel (Antoine) Gimond (1894-1961)
1926 Paul Belmondo, sculptor
1926 Maurice Darmon (1943-?), author See:Maurice Darmon at Wikipedia Français
1926 Pierre Traverse (1892-1979), sculptor
1926 Paule Marrot, textile artist[8]
1926 Robert Siohan composer and conductor See: Robert Siohan at Wikipedia Français
1926 Robert Louis Antral, engraver, lithographer
1928 Robert Cami (1899-1975), engraver[9]
1928 Manuel Rosenthal, French composer and conductor
1929 Jacques Denier, painter See: Jacques Denier at Wikipedia Français
1930 Robert Couturier, sculptor
1930 André Jacquemin, painter
1930 Paul Pouchol (1904–1963), pottery[10]
1932 Maurice Brianchon (1899-1979),painter [11][12]
1932 Eugène Dabit, author[13]
1932 Suzanne Tourte, engraver, painter See: Suzanne Tourte at Wikipedia Français
1934 Jean Oberlé, painter
1934 Christian Caillard (1899- ), fresco painting
1934 Pierre-Octave Ferroud (1900-1936), composer [14]
1934 Henri Mahé (1907-1975), decorative painter[15]
1935 André Leon Arbus (1903-1969), cabinet maker[16]
1936 Germaine Richier, sculptor
1938 Pierre Capdevielle, conductor
1938 Jean-René Bazaine (1904- ), painting[17]
1941 Jean Follain, author and poet
1946 Jean Carton (1912-1988), painter, sculptor
1946 Guy Montis (1918-1976), painter[18]
1946 Boris Taslitsky painter See: Boris Taslitsky at Wikipedia Français
1947 Jean Delpech, painter See: Jean Delpech at Wikipedia Français
1950 Bernard Cathelin, painter[19]
1952 André Brasilier, (1929-) painter
1954 Maurice Legendre
1954 Gérard Blanchard, engraver See: Gérard Blanchard at Wikipedia Français
Undated:
Paul Coupille, painter at See: Paul Coupille at Wikipedia Français
Ida Gotkovsky, French pianist and composer See: Ida Gotkovsky at Wikipedia Français
Marcel Aymé[2]
André Chamson[2]
Maurice Genevoix[2]
Louis Neillot
Jacques Rivière
References[edit]
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- ^ a b "About Paule Marrot". Hayden Harnett, Haydenharnett.com.
- ^ a b "Eloge de Bordeaux Trésors d’une collection". Galerie des beaux-arts, Bordeaux. "BUTHAUD, René (Saintes, 1886 - 1986, Bordeaux) Fils d’un Bordelais, René Buthaud se fixe à Bordeaux dès son plus jeune âge où il est d’abord élève de Paul Quinsac, puis étudie à l’Ecole des Beaux-arts de Paris dans la classe de Gabriel Ferrier. Il reçoit une formation de peintre et de graveur et, est second Prix de Rome de gravure en taille douce en 1914. Démobilisé en 1918 pour des raisons de santé, il commence alors sa carrière de céramiste après en avoir appris les rudiments chez un potier durant la guerre. L’obtention du Prix de Florence Blumenthal, en 1921, lui permet de faire un stage à la maison L’Hospier à Golfe-Juan, où il perfectionne sa connaissance des émaux. Il expose dès 1920 chaque année au Salon des Artistes décorateurs et au Salon d’Automne. Entre 1923 et 1926, il dirige l’usine Primavera, fondée par René Guilleré à Sainte-Radegonde, près de Tours. De 1928 à 1964, il présente ses céramiques à la maison Rouard à Paris. La ville de Bordeaux lui fait plusieurs commandes officielles : en 1937, il réalise les vases en mosaïque pour le Palais des sports et les bas-reliefs en plâtre des quatre saisons pour la mairie du Bouscat ; au début des années cinquante, il refait en faïence le grand cadran de l’horloge du Palais de la Bourse ; en 1951, il conçoit deux vitraux pour la maison du Vin et des bas-reliefs pour la façade d’une école. Il est nommé, en 1931, professeur des arts décoratifs à l’école des Beaux-arts de Bordeaux, au sein de laquelle il crée un atelier de céramique en 1955."
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- ^ "FERROUD, Pierre-Octave". personenencyclopedie.info.
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- ^ "André Leon Arbus". Antique Marks, Antique-Marks.com.
- ^ "Jean-René Bazaine". Kunstbus.nl.
- ^ "Sa vie et son oeuvre : Guy Montis Figure libre de la peinture". Montis.fr.
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