Jean Carzou
Jean Marie Carzou (Armenian: Ժան Գառզու, born in Aleppo; 1 January 1907 – 12 August 2000) was a French–Armenian artist, painter, and illustrator, whose work illustrated the novels of Ernest Hemingway and Albert Camus.
Also recorded as Garnik Harutyuni Zulumyan · Jean Marie Carzou · Karnig Zouloumian · Kaṛzu
Jean Carzou
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- Born
- 1907.
- Died
- 2000.
- Nationality
- France.
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Life and career
Life and career
Carzou was born Karnik Zouloumian (Armenian: Գառնիկ Զուլումեան) in Aleppo, Syria to an Armenian family. Carzou later created his name from the first syllables of his name and surname, and added a Parisian nickname, "Jean". He was educated in Cairo, Egypt before moving to Paris in 1924 to study architecture. He started working as a theater decorator but quickly realized he preferred drawing and painting. In 1938, more than a hundred exhibitions of his works were organized in Paris, in the French provinces and abroad. In 1949, he received the coveted Hallmark prize. In 1952, he created costumes and sceneries for Les Indes Galantes of Rameau at the Opéra de Paris. He continued with Le Loup (1953) for "Les Ballets" of Roland Petit, Giselle (1954) and Athalie (1955) at the Opéra and "La Comédie française". Carzou was elected a member of the Institut de France, Académie des beaux-arts, succeeding in the seat left vacant by the death of painter Jean Bouchaud in 1977. He was also awarded the National Order of Merit of France. A Carzou museum exists in the town of Dinard (Brittany).
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Jean Carzou appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a painter and draughtsman (1 January 1907 – 12 August 2000). The birth of Jean Carzou is recorded on 1 January 1907, and the death on 12 August 2000 in Marsac-sur-l'Isle (Dordogne). For the birthplace of Jean Carzou, Aleppo is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and Alep (Syrie) by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1907
Jean Carzou was born in 1907.
2000
Jean Carzou died at Périgueux.
Collections
Carzou's work is held in the permanent collections of several institutions, including the Hermitage Museum, the University of Michigan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Awards
National Order of Merit
Coin Jean Garzou-100», 10 000 dram, 2007, Au900, reverse
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- 1.Jean Carzou Artnet.
- 2.Jean Carzou -- Painter and Illustrator, 93. The New York Times. 24 August 2000.
- 3.Communication II.
- 4.Exchange: Voeux de l'Artiste Pour 1953. exchange.umma.umich.edu.
- 5.Carzou, Jean Marie. Untitled (Landscape with Buildings, Mountains, Implements and People). The Art Institute of Chicago.
- 6.La guerre et l'amour.
- 7.Jean Carzou. FAMSF Search the Collections. 2018-09-21.
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