Marcel Gaumont
Marcel Gaumont was a French sculptor, teacher and graphic artist (1880–1962). He was born at Tours and died at 15th arrondissement of Paris.
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Formation and teaching
Marcel Gaumont studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris and French Academy in Rome. He trained under François-Léon Sicard.
As a teacher, Marcel Gaumont is recorded in connection with Gaston Clotaire Watkin, René Leleu and Jean Commère. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
Career and activity
Marcel Gaumont worked in art of sculpture. His work is associated with Art Deco.
He was employed by Beaux-Arts de Paris. He belonged to Académie des beaux-arts.
Identity
Marcel Gaumont is recorded as having received Officer of the Legion of Honour and Prix de Rome. Marcel Gaumont is recorded as sculptor, teacher and graphic artist. Marcel Gaumont is recorded with the citizenship of France.
Literature
3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Gaumont, Marcel, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Gaumont Chronochrome Process Described by the Inventor, Journal of the SMPTE, 1959. The British Gaumont Thrillers, Hitchcock and the Censors, 2019.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 6 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)) and 9 deposited research records (DataCite Commons). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 21 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Marcel Gaumont studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris and French Academy in Rome. training under François-Léon Sicard is recorded. Gaston Clotaire Watkin, René Leleu and Jean Commère are recorded as having studied under Marcel Gaumont. the recorded working language is French.
The field of work recorded is art of sculpture. The authority associates the name with Art Deco.
Employment is recorded with Beaux-Arts de Paris. Membership is recorded of Académie des beaux-arts.
Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Legion of Honour and Prix de Rome.
Chronology
- 1880Marcel Gaumont born at Tours.
- 1880Marcel Gaumont was born in 1880 at Tours.
- 1962Marcel Gaumont died at 15th arrondissement of Paris.
- 1962Marcel Gaumont died in 1962 at 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
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DataCite Commons, deposited research records naming “Marcel Gaumont”
Institutional database · Scholarly
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Gaumont Chronochrome Process Described by the Inventor, Journal of the SMPTE, 1959
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Gaumont, Léon Ernest, (10 May 1864–11 Aug. 1946), Ancien Industriel; Officier de la Légion d’Honneur, Who Was Who, 2007
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Gaumont, Marcel, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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The British Gaumont Thrillers, Hitchcock and the Censors, 2019
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q3288979: Marcel Gaumont
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
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“Marcel Gaumont”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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Plates
Each plate is reproduced under the terms the holding register itself publishes, with its creator and licence named.

La passerelle Saint-Symphorien et le monument commémoratif.
Arcyon37 · Own work · CC BY-SA 4.0
The picture record
Plaque architecte et statuaire, entrée du CNAM, rue Conté (Paris).
Benoît Prieur · Own work · CC0
The picture recordElsewhere in Sculpture
6,174 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Marcel BarbeauArtist
- Marcel BouraineArtist
- Marcel DelgadoArtist
- Marcel DzamaArtist
- Marcel GuguianuArtist
- Marcel Marie Auguste ChauvenetArtist
- Marcel MayerArtist
- Marcel OlinescuArtist
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