Alfred Janniot. Monumental. [French]

By Emmanuel Bréon, Claire Maingon, Victorien Georges

Alfred Auguste Janniot (1889-1969), a renowned sculptor of the inter-war period, left his mark on his contemporaries through his monumental work, which embraced and magnified architecture, both in France and abroad. His two main works, the spectacular bas-reliefs for the Mus?e permanent des colonies (1931) and the Palais de Tokyo (1937), still resonate in people's minds today. He also took part in the great adventure of the transatlantic liners, working on ?le-de-France (1926) and Normandie (1935). Winner of the Grand Prix de Rome in 1919, Janniot worked alongside some of the greatest architects, collaborating with Roger S?assal, Michel Roux-Spitz, Albert Laprade, Jacques d'Welles, Wallace Harrison, Jean Niermans and Pierre Patout. Whether round-bosses or monumental "stone tapestries", his many works reveal the artist's classical training acquired at the ?cole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, as well as an abundant creativity that can be seen at the town hall in Puteaux (1932-1934), the Chamber of Commerce in Ch'teauroux (1934), the Maison Fran?aise at Rockefeller Center in New York (1934), the Bourse du Travail in Bordeaux (1935-1938) and the Villa Greystones in Dinard (1938-1950). Text in French.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: French
• ISBN: 2376660572
• ISBN13: 9782376660576
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Norma Editions
• Length: 176 Pages