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Jeanne Tercafs

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Jeanne Tercafs
Born1898 (1898)
Died1944 (aged 45–46)
NationalityBelgian
Known forSculpture

Jeanne Tercafs (1898–1944) was a Belgian artist.

Biography

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Tercafs was born in 1898.[1] She was married to Alexis Bertrand.[2] She studied at the Académie royale des beaux-arts de Liège and the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels.[3] In 1935 she applied for and received from the grant from the Belgium Ministry of Colonies to travel to the Congo. She was the first woman to receive a grant of this type.[2] From 1935 through 1940 she made 3 trips to the Belgian Congo (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo).[4][3] Tercafs died in 1944.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Jeanne Tercafs". Musée d'Orsay: Notice d'Artiste. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Tercafs, Jane". AfricaMuseum - Archives. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Biographie Jeanne Tercafs". Galerie Tourbillon (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  4. ^ "The sculptures of Jane Tercafs (1898-1944) | Königliches Museum für Zentralafrika - Tervuren - Belgien". AfricaMuseum. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Jeanne Tercafs". RKD (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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