Henry Parayre
Henry Parayre (1879-1970) was a French sculptor.
Henry Parayre
Ville de Toulouse · Bulletin municipal de la Ville de Toulouse, juin 1937 · Public domain
- Name
- Henry Parayre
- Born
- July 9, 1879
- Birthplace
- Toulouse, France
- Died
- December 3, 1970
- Place of death
- Conques-en-Rouergue, Aveyron, France
- Occupation
- Sculptor Henry Parayre (1879-1970) was a French sculptor.
- Full name
- Henri Ernest Anaclet Parayre.
- Nationality
- France.
- Education
- Institut supérieur des arts de Toulouse.
- Honours
- Legion of Honour.
- Languages
- French.
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Henry Parayre (1879-1970) was a French sculptor.
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Henry Parayre (1879–1970) was a French sculptor. Born Henri Ernest Anaclet Parayre in Toulouse, the sculptor died in Conques. Henry Parayre studied at Institut supérieur des arts de Toulouse.
Languages used include French. The sculptor received Legion of Honour.
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• Name — Henry Parayre • Born — July 9, 1879 • Birthplace — Toulouse, France • Died — December 3, 1970 • Place of death — Conques-en-Rouergue, Aveyron, France • Occupation — Sculptor Henry Parayre (1879-1970) was a French sculptor.
Early life
Early life
Henry Parayre was born on July 9, 1879, in Toulouse, France.
Career
Career
Parayre served as the director of the École des Beaux-Arts in Toulouse. Some of his students included André Arbus and Marc Saint-Saëns. Parayre designed the monument in honor of the French Resistance in Sainte-Radegonde, Aveyron. He also designed sculptures with his former students, Arbus and Saint-Saëns. His work is in the permanent collection of the Musée Denys-Puech in Rodez. It can also be found at the Musée du Vieux Toulouse.
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Personal life and death
Parayre resided in Conques-en-Rouergue, where he died on December 3, 1970.
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- 1.Parayre, Henry (1879-1970) forme internationale. Bibliothèque nationale de France.
- 2.Henry Paraire, le sculpteur amoureux de l'Aveyron. La Dépêche du Midi. October 28, 2012.
- 3.Vinel, Sophie. Arbus, Alet, Fauré, Soutiras : décorateurs toulousains du XXe siècle. L'Amateur. 192. 2007. 9782859174439.
- 4.Association des Conservateurs des Musées de Midi-Pyrénées. Henri Parayre. Musées Midi-Pyrénées.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Fau. Henry Parayre, 1879-1970. Éditions Chemins d'encre. 2012. 9782954176000.
- Fierens, Paul. Henry Parayre. Les Ecrivains réunis. 1928. 84519793.
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