Emilie Jenny Weyl Explained

Emilie Jenny Weyl
Birth Place:Lure, France
Death Place:Paris, France
Nationality:French
Field:Sculpture

Emilie Jenny Weyl, (18551934) was a French sculptor. She exhibited at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the 1889 Exposition Universelle and the 1900 Exposition Universelle, both in Paris.

Biography

Weyl was born in 1855 in Lure, Haute-Saône.[1] She received her training from the French sculptor Hélène Bertaux.[2]

Weyl exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[3] She also exhibited at the Exposition Universelle 1889 (where she received an honorable mention), and at the Exposition Universelle 1900. She was a member of the Paris Salon.[4]

Weyl died in 1934 in Paris.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emilie Jenny Weyl . Musée d'Orsay . 11 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Collection: Nineteenth-twentieth century sculpture . Musée de Cahors Henri-Martin . 11 August 2018.
  3. Web site: Nichols . K. L. . Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893. 11 August 2018.
  4. Web site: Emilie Jenny Weyl . Occitanie Museums . 11 August 2018.