Jeanne Tercafs Explained

Jeanne Tercafs
Nationality:Belgian
Field:Sculpture

Jeanne Tercafs (1898–1944) was a Belgian artist.

Biography

Tercafs was born in 1898.[1] She was married to Alexis Bertrand.[2] She studied at the Académie royale des beaux-arts de Liège and the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels.[3] In 1935 she applied for and received from the grant from the Belgium Ministry of Colonies to travel to the Congo. She was the first woman to receive a grant of this type.[2] From 1935 through 1940 she made 3 trips to the Belgian Congo (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo).[4] [3] Tercafs died in 1944.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jeanne Tercafs . Musée d'Orsay: Notice d'Artiste . 1 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Tercafs, Jane . AfricaMuseum - Archives . 1 May 2021.
  3. Web site: Biographie Jeanne Tercafs . Galerie Tourbillon . 1 May 2021 . fr-FR.
  4. Web site: The sculptures of Jane Tercafs (1898-1944) Königliches Museum für Zentralafrika - Tervuren - Belgien . AfricaMuseum . 1 May 2021.
  5. Web site: Jeanne Tercafs . RKD . 1 May 2021 . nl.

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