| Henry Parayre | |
|---|---|
 Henry Parayre in 1937 | |
| Born | 9 July 1879 Toulouse, France |
| Died | 3 December 1970 (1970-12-04) (aged 91) Conques-en-Rouergue, Aveyron, France |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
Henry Parayre (1879-1970) was a French sculptor.
Early life
Henry Parayre was born on 9 July 1879 in Toulouse, France.
Career
Parayre served as the director of the École des Beaux-Arts in Toulouse. Some of his students included André Arbus and Marc Saint-Saëns.
Parayre designed the monument in honor of the French Resistance in Sainte-Radegonde, Aveyron. He also designed sculptures with his former students, Arbus and Saint-Saëns.
His work is in the permanent collection of the Musée Denys-Puech in Rodez. It can also be found at the Musée du Vieux Toulouse.
Personal life and death
Parayre resided in Conques-en-Rouergue, where he died on 3 December 1970.
Works
- Parayre, Henry (1951). Conques-en-Rouergue... son église, son trésor. Toulouse: Imprimerie du Sud-Ouest. OCLC 465841464.
Further reading
- Fau, Laurent, ed. (2012). Henry Parayre, 1879-1970. Conques: Éditions Chemins d'encre. ISBN 9782954176000. OCLC 798393454.
- Fierens, Paul (1928). Henry Parayre. Paris: Les Ecrivains réunis. OCLC 84519793.
References
- ^ "Parayre, Henry (1879-1970) forme internationale". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ "Henry Paraire, le sculpteur amoureux de l'Aveyron". La Dépêche du Midi. October 28, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ Vinel, Sophie (2007). Arbus, Alet, Fauré, Soutiras : décorateurs toulousains du XXe siècle. Paris: L'Amateur. p. 192. ISBN 9782859174439. OCLC 141380980.
- "Henri Parayre". Musées Midi-Pyrénées. Association des Conservateurs des Musées de Midi-Pyrénées. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
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