Jean Cardot

Jean Cardot (20 July 1930 – 13 October 2020) was a French sculptor, born in Saint-Étienne, France.[1]

Jean Cardot
Born(1930-07-20)20 July 1930
Saint-Étienne, France
Died13 October 2020(2020-10-13) (aged 90)
NationalityFrench
Occupationsculptor
Known formember, president, Académie des Beaux-Arts
Notable work
statues of Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle, Thomas Jefferson in Paris

Career

He was elected a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts on 9 November 1983 and president in 1992 and 1997. He is best known for his statues in Paris of Sir Winston Churchill 1998 on the Right Bank of the Seine in front of the Petit Palais and on Avenue Winston Churchill [2] of General Charles de Gaulle 2000 on the Champs-Elysées in front of the Grand Palais;[3] and of Thomas Jefferson 2006 on the Left Bank of the Seine, facing the Musée d'Orsay and the Musée de la Légion d'Honneur, by the Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor, formerly Pont de Solférino.[4]

References
  1. Décès de Jean Cardot, sculpteur qui a marqué Paris, à l'âge de 90 ans (in French)
  2. "Churchill returns to Paris". BBC News. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. http://www.france-libre.net/fondation/2_2_2_statue_du_general_de_Gaulle.htm
  4. http://www.virginia.edu/topnews/releases2006/20060703TJStatue.html


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