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Josette Hébert-Coëffin
Born(1906-12-16)16 December 1906
Rouen, France
Died3 June 1973(1973-06-03) (aged 66)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Known forSculpture

Josette Hébert-Coëffin (16 December 1906 Rouen – 3 June 1973 Paris) was a French sculptor.

Life

Hébert-Coëffin was born on 16 December 1906 in Rouen, France.[1] She studied at the École supérieure d'art et design Le Havre-Rouen, where she won a first prize in sculpture and architecture in 1922.[2] She went on to study under Robert Wlérick [fr] and Charles Despiau.[3]

She was the first laureate of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation in New York in 1937.[4] The same year She received a gold medal at the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne.[5]

She was a recipient of gold medal from the Société d'encouragement pour l'industrie nationale.[citation needed]

She died on 3 June 1973 in Paris.[1]

Works

  • Jeanne d'Arc (1969) [6]
  • Jean Cocteau (1951) [7]
  • Coupe aux Boeufs de Hongrie, (1940) [8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Josette Hébert Coëffin". ABART. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ J.M. Galst; P. Van Alfen (2018). Ophthalmologia Optica & Visio in Nummis. Retrieved 27 March 2020. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  3. ^ "COËFFIN or HÉBERT-COËFFIN, Josette". French Sculpture Census. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  4. ^ Le Bestiaire des monnaies, des sceaux, et des médailles. 1974. Retrieved 2020-03-27. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  5. ^ "Josette Hebert-Coeffin". Sladmore Gallery. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  6. ^ Pascal-Raphaël Ambrogi; Monseigneur Dominique Le Tourneau (2017). "Dictionnaire encyclopédique de Jeanne d'Arc". Google. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Artist Info -Josette Hébert Coëffin". nga.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  8. ^ "COUPE AUX BOEUFS DE HONGRIE , JOSETTE HEBERT-COUËFFIN, 1940". Christie's. 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2020-03-28.

External links

Media related to Josette Hébert-Coëffin at Wikimedia Commons