Ulysse Gémignani
Illustration — One of Ulysse Gémignani's sculptures at the Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri Ulysse Jean-Baptiste Gemignani (1906 in Paris – 1973) was a French sculptor. He was the husband of the French composer Yvonne Desportes whom he met when they were both prize-winners of the Prix de Rome staying at the Villa Médicis in 1934.
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Ulysse Gémignani
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- Full name
- Ulysse Jean Baptiste Antonin Gémignani.
- Born
- 1906. · 13th arrondissement of Paris.
- Died
- 1973. · 14th arrondissement of Paris.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- sculptor.
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris.
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour.
- Languages
- French.
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Illustration — One of Ulysse Gémignani's sculptures at the Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri Ulysse Jean-Baptiste Gemignani (1906 in Paris – 1973) was a French sculptor. He was the husband of the French composer Yvonne Desportes whom he met when they were both prize-winners of the Prix de Rome staying at the Villa Médicis in 1934.
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Ulysse Gémignani studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. The recorded working language is French. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.
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- 1.Grupo escultórico en escayola Nº de regisro:3489 [http://joachimcosta.chez-alice.fr/1930.pdf ]
- 2.Vincent Gemignani siguió los pasos de su madre, dedicándose a la composición musical, Femmes et Musique, artículo biográfico sobre Yvenne Desportes
- 3.In memorian:Yvonne Desportes artículo de Viv Mantels, consultado el 18/11/2009
- 4.Su hijo Michel Gemignani nació en 1941 y también ganó el Premio de Roma (1966)
- 5.Artnet Consultado el 18/11/2009
- 6.Artfact consultado el 18/11/2009
- 7.Base Joconde , del ministerio de cultura francés
- 8.Femmes et Musique artículo biográfico sobre Yvenne Desportes
- 9.Artnet Consultado el 18/11/2009
- 10.pagesperso-orange.fr consultado el 19/11/2009]
- 11.Artnet Consultado el 18/11/2009
- 12.Base Joconde del ministerio de cultura francés Consultado el 18/11/2009
- 13.Base Joconde, Página del ministerio de Cultura francés
- 14.Base Joconde, Página del ministerio de Cultura francés
- 15.Base Mistral Inventario General de Bienes Culturales, Archivo del Ministerio de Cultura francés
- 16.Base Mistral Inventario General de Bienes Culturales, Archivo del Ministerio de Cultura francés
- 17.Para ver una imagen del Liceo ver Google Maps
- 18.Inventario General de Bienes culturales, archivo del Ministerio de Cultura francés
- 19.Patrimonio de Francia , consultado el 19/11/2009
- 20.paris-skyscrapers.fr , consultado el 19/11/2009
- 21.La estación de Dunkerque enGoogle Maps
- 22.My midwest magazine "Making a Splash" por Sarah Smarsh, consultado el 18/11/2009
- 23.AskArt consultado el 18/11/2009
- 24.Arcadja. Colección particular. Consultado el 18/11/2009
- 25.artprice, consultado el 19/11/2009
- 26.[javascript:Question('palissy','&FIELD_4=AUTR,ATEL&VALUE_4=GEMINIANI%20ULYSSE') Base Mistral] del ministerio de Cultura francés
- 27.Iglesia de Thionville , Blog de la comunidad, consultado el 19/11/2009
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