Henry Parayre

Henry Parayre
Henry Parayre in 1937
Born July 9, 1879
Toulouse, France
Died December 3, 1970
Conques-en-Rouergue, Aveyron, France
Occupation Sculptor

Henry Parayre (1879-1970) was a French sculptor.

Early life

Henry Parayre was born on July 9, 1879 in Toulouse, France.[1]

Career

Parayre served as the director of the École des Beaux-Arts in Toulouse.[2] Some of his students included André Arbus and Marc Saint-Saëns.[3]

Parayre designed the monument in honor of the French Resistance in Sainte-Radegonde, Aveyron.[2] He also designed sculptures with his former students, Arbus and Saint-Saëns.[3]

His work is in the permanent collection of the Musée Denys-Puech in Rodez.[2] It can also be found at the Musée du Vieux Toulouse.[4]

Personal life and eath

Parayre resided in Conques-en-Rouergue,[2] where he died on December 3, 1970.[1]

Works

  • Parayre, Henry (1951). Conques-en-Rouergue... son église, son trésor. Toulouse: Imprimerie du Sud-Ouest. OCLC 465841464.

Further reading

  • Fau, Laurent, ed. (2012). Henry Parayre, 1879-1970. Conques: Éditions Chemins d'encre. ISBN 9782954176000. OCLC 798393454.
  • Fierens, Paul (1928). Henry Parayre. Paris: Les Ecrivains réunis. OCLC 84519793.

References

  1. 1 2 "Parayre, Henry (1879-1970) forme internationale". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Henry Paraire, le sculpteur amoureux de l'Aveyron". La Dépêche du Midi. October 28, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Vinel, Sophie (2007). Arbus, Alet, Fauré, Soutiras : décorateurs toulousains du XXe siècle. Paris: L'Amateur. p. 192. ISBN 9782859174439. OCLC 141380980.
  4. ↑ "Henri Parayre". Musées Midi-Pyrénées. Association des Conservateurs des Musées de Midi-Pyrénées. Retrieved October 24, 2016.


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