Georges Dubois (sculptor)
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Nationality | French |
Born | Paris, France[1] | 18 March 1865
Died | 17 May 1934 Paris, France[1] | (aged 69)
Occupation | Sculptor |
Georges Dubois (18 March 1865–17 May 1934)[1] was a French sculptor who produced a bust of Frédéric Chopin for a memorial in the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris. He won a silver medal in the mixed sculpturing event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
Career[]
In 1900, Dubois produced a bust of Frédéric Chopin for a memorial in the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris.[2][3] The bust had been requested the year before, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Chopin's death,[2] by Jules Massenet.[4]:175 The bust was removed from the Jardin du Luxembourg in 1942, and in 1999, it was replaced by a replica made by .[2]
In 1906, Dubois met with the Olympic Committee to discuss adding art competitions to the Summer Olympic Games.[5]:143 Dubois was a speaker at the event, and also produced a fencing display.[5]:143 He entered a plaster model of the doors of a gymnasium, entitled Model of the entrance to a modern stadium, into the mixed sculpturing event at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. He was awarded a silver medal.[5]:145, 269
Works[]
- Dubois, Georges, Le point d'honneur et le duel, dispositions spéciales d'après-guerre (The point of honour and the duel, special post-war arrangements), 1909
- Dubois, Georges, L'escrime au théâtre (Fencing in the theatre), 1910
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Georges Dubois". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Monument à Frédéric Chopin" (in French). Á nos grandes hommes. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Lorente, J. Pedro (2018). Public Art and Museums in Cultural Districts. Routledge. ISBN 9780815359579.
- ^ Eigeldinger, Jean-Jacques; Shohet, Naomi (1986). Chopin: Pianist and Teacher: As Seen by His Pupils. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521367097.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Yttergren, Leif; Bolling, Hans (2012). The 1912 Stockholm Olympics: Essays on the Competitions, the People, the City. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786471317.
- ^ Dubois, Georges (1865–1934) forme internationale. Bibliothèque nationale de France (in French). Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- 19th-century French sculptors
- 20th-century French sculptors
- 1865 births
- 1934 deaths
- French male writers
- Olympic silver medalists in art competitions
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Olympic competitors in art competitions