Gérard Mannoni
Gérard Mannoni (1 January 1928 – 1 April 2020) was a French sculptor.
Also recorded as Gerard Mannoni
Gérard Mannoni
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- Name
- Gérard Mannoni
- Born
- 1928
- Birthplace
- Bastia, France
- Died
- 1 April 2020
- Place of death
- Viry-Châtillon, France
- Occupation
- Sculptor
- Full name
- Gérard Philippe Joseph Mannoni.
- Nationality
- France.
- Languages
- French.
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• Name — Gérard Mannoni • Born — 1928 • Birthplace — Bastia, France • Died — 1 April 2020 • Place of death — Viry-Châtillon, France • Occupation — Sculptor
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Gérard Mannoni (1 January 1928 – 1 April 2020) was a sculptor. The birth of Gérard Mannoni is recorded on 1 January 1928, and the death on 1 April 2020 in Viry-Châtillon (Essonne).
Biography
Biography
Born in Bastia, Mannoni spent his childhood in Paris. He studied at the École des Métiers d'Art, the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, the Académie Julian, and the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. He worked in the workshops of Marcel Gimond, Hubert Yencesse, and Ossip Zadkine. Mannoni made his first group exhibition at the Galerie Breteau in a group with André Bloc, Robert Jacobsen, Marino Di Teana, Claude Parent, and others. Gérard Mannoni died on 1 April 2020 in Viry-Châtillon at the age of 92 due to COVID-19.
Documentary record
Gérard Mannoni was born in Bastia, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The Bibliothèque nationale de France records the fuller form Bastia (Haute-corse).
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
• Galerie Colette Allendy, Paris (1958) • Biennale de Paris (1959) • Venice Biennale (1970) • "Sculpture française contemporaine", Australia, New Zealand, Mexico (1973) • Metal sculptures at the town hall of La Rochelle (1981) • Fountain at Place Jacques Brel, Guyancourt (1985) • Musée de la ville à Montigny-le-Bretonneux (2014)
Identity
Identity
Gérard Mannoni is recorded at birth as Gérard Philippe Joseph Mannoni. Recorded as sculptor. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the heading Gerard Mannoni. His recorded language was French.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1928
Gérard Mannoni born at Bastia.
2020
Gérard Mannoni died at Viry-Châtillon.
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Bastia.
Birth place
Viry-Châtillon.
Death place
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3124154: Gérard Mannoni
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- “Gérard Mannoni”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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