Francois Boucher (art historian)

François Boucher
Born 26 November 1885
Paris
Died 23 November 1966
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Nationality France

François Leon Louis Boucher (1885–1966) was a French museum curator and writer.

Boucher was born in Paris and became curator at the Musée Carnavalet, Paris. He founded the Union française des arts du costume (UFAC) that later merged with the costume museum Musée de la mode et du textile of the Louvre under the guidance of his assistant Yvonne Deslandres.[1]

Works

  • Histoire du Costume en Occident de l’antiquité à nos jours, 1963-5
  • 20,000 Years of Fashion: The History of Costume and Personal Adornment, together with Yvonne Deslandres, 1966

Boucher died in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

References

  1. ↑ Library of Congress entry for Boucher, François, 1885–1966


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