Gustave Michel Explained

Gustave Frédéric Michel (1851–1924) was a French sculptor, and medallist,^{[1] [2]} according to Marina Warner "one of the most famous sculptors of the first decades of this (twentieth) century in France," although virtually unknown today. He also taught sculpture; among his pupils was the American Edith Howland.^[3]

Works

• Monument commemorating the French Revolution, Châtellerault (Vienna), 1890
• two figural groups on the supports of Pont de Bir-Hakeim in Paris, circa 1900
• Monument to Jules Ferry and Autumn, the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris, 1910
• 1924 Medal Occupation of the Ruhr.

References

• Monuments and Maidens: the Allegory of the Female Form, Marina Warner, Vintage, 1996

Notes and References

1. Book: Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. Michel, Gustave. Spink & Son Ltd. London. L. Forrer. 4. 1909. 66.
2. Book: Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. Michel, Gustave. Spink & Son Ltd. London. L. Forrer. 8. 1930. 58.
3. Book: Jules Heller. Nancy G. Heller. North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. 19 December 2013. Routledge. 978-1-135-63882-5.