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Hector Guimard (French pronunciation: [ɛktɔʁ ɡimaʁ], 10 March 1867 – 20 May 1942) was a French architect and designer, and a prominent figure of the Art Nouveau style. He achieved early fame with his design for the Castel Beranger , the first Art Nouveau apartment building in Paris, which was selected in an 1899 competition as one of the ...
French Architect and Designer. Born: 10 March 1867 - Lyons, France. Died: 20 May 1942 - New York, New York, USA. Movements and Styles: Art Nouveau. , Modern Architecture.
5 days ago · Hector Guimard (born March 10, 1867, Lyon, France—died May 20, 1942, New York, New York, U.S.) was an architect, decorator, and furniture designer, probably the best-known French representative of Art Nouveau. Guimard studied and later taught at the School of Decorative Arts and at the École des Beaux-Arts (“School of Fine Arts”) in Paris.
Feb 9, 2023 · Introduced to an international audience at the 1900 Exposition universelle in Paris, the art nouveau style represented a radical break from the classical and revival styles of the nineteenth century in its embrace of naturalistic forms and its unity of architectural, decorative, and fine arts.
Jul 14, 2015 · Hector Guimard (French pronunciation: [ɛktɔʁ ɡimaʁ], 10 March 1867 – 20 May 1942) was a French architect and designer, and a prominent figure of the Art Nouveau style. He achieved early fame with his design for the Castel Beranger, the first Art Nouveau apartment building in Paris, which was selected in an 1899 competition as one of the ...
Nov 18, 2022 · Hector Guimard was a Socialist, and an activist for political and social change. Guimard’s quest for social justice inspired his designs for a series of rural houses, which were never realized, that reflect a long-standing interest in standardized construction, especially in light of the post-World War I housing crisis.
Aug 25, 2021 · The Modernism of Hector Guimard. August 25, 2021 | Art & Architecture. Hector Guimard (1867-1942) was one of France’s greatest Art Nouveau architect/designers. In an exhibition organized by the Richard H. Driehaus Museum in Chicago and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York, accompanied by a gorgeous catalogue, seven ...
