Josette Hébert-Coëffin

Josette Hébert-Coëffin (16 December 1906 Rouen – 3 June 1973 Paris) was a French sculptor.

Josette Hébert-Coëffin
Born(1906-12-16)16 December 1906
Rouen, France
Died3 June 1973(1973-06-03) (aged 66)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
EducationÉcole supérieure d'art et design Le Havre-Rouen
Known forSculpture

Life

Hébert-Coëffin was born on 16 December 1906 in Rouen, France.[1] She studied at the École supérieure d'art et design Le Havre-Rouen, where she won a first prize in sculpture and architecture in 1922.[2] She went on to study under Robert Wlérick and Charles Despiau.[3]

She was the first laureate of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation in New York in 1937.[4] The same year She received a gold medal at the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne.[5]

She was a recipient of gold medal from the Société d'encouragement pour l'industrie nationale.

She died on 3 June 1973 in Paris.[1]

Works
  • Jeanne d'Arc (1969) [6]
  • Jean Cocteau (1951) [7]
  • Coupe aux Boeufs de Hongrie, (1940) [8]
gollark: Potatos tau
gollark: Ban them.
gollark: After all, the halting problem is unsolvable.
gollark: They're clearly just guessing.
gollark: Potatos doesn't halt, and that's okay. It's not okay to do it for no reason.

References
  1. "Josette Hébert Coëffin". ABART. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. J.M. Galst; P. Van Alfen (2018). Ophthalmologia Optica & Visio in Nummis. Google. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  3. "COËFFIN or HÉBERT-COËFFIN, Josette". French Sculpture Census. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  4. Le Bestiaire des monnaies, des sceaux, et des médailles. Google. 1974. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  5. "Josette Hebert-Coeffin". Sladmore Gallery. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  6. Pascal-Raphaël Ambrogi; Monseigneur Dominique Le Tourneau (2017). "Dictionnaire encyclopédique de Jeanne d'Arc". Google. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  7. "Artist Info -Josette Hébert Coëffin". nga.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  8. "COUPE AUX BOEUFS DE HONGRIE , JOSETTE HEBERT-COUËFFIN, 1940". Christie's. 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2020-03-28.

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