Janniot, Alfred
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| Birthname | Alfred Auguste Charles Janniot | ||||
| born on | 13 June 1889 at 10:00 (= 10:00 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Paris, France, 48n52, 2e20 | ||||
| Timezone | LMT m2e20 (is local mean time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   22°31'   20°04 Asc. 02°21'
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Biography
French sculptor, most active in the 1930s.
His extensive bas-reliefs on the Palais de la Porte Dorée in Paris, built in 1931 for the Paris Colonial Exposition, portray ships, oceans, and wildlife including antelopes, elephants, zebras, and snakes. Janniot also contributed the gilded panel Paris and New York Joining Hands Above Figures of Poetry, Beauty and Elegance on the façade of La Maison Française, Rockefeller Center, circa 1930.
He died on 16 July 1969 in Paris.
Events
Source Notes
Birth certificate in Didier Geslain archive, 'j' pdf file, p. 22.
Categories
- Vocation : Art : Fine art artist (Sculptor)
