Rene Paul Chambellan
American sculptor (1893–1955)
Rene Paul Chambellan (September 15, 1893 – November 29, 1955) was an American sculptor who specialized in architectural sculpture . He was also one of the foremost practitioners of what was then called the "French Modern Style" and has subsequently been labeled Zig-Zag Moderne, or Art Deco . He also frequently designed in the Greco Deco style.[citation needed ]
Life and career
Chambellan was born in West Hoboken, New Jersey (now part of Union City, New Jersey ).[ 1] [ 2] He studied at New York University from 1912 to 1914, in Paris at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design from 1914 to 1917 and the Académie Julian [ 3] (1918-1919), as well as with sculptor Solon Borglum in New York City .[ 2] During the First World War , he was a sergeant in France with the U.S. Army .[ 2]
A resident of Cliffside Park, New Jersey , Chambellan died in a nursing home in Jersey City, New Jersey .[ 1]
National Shrine of the Little Flower , Royal Oak, Michigan
Gates from the Chanin Building which led to the private offices of Chanin
Eagles on top of the Buffalo City Hall
Selected architectural sculpture
1922-1926 – Russell Sage Foundation Building , Grosvenor Atterbury architect, (now Sage House), 122-130 East 22nd Street, New York City [ 4]
1923-1924 – American Radiator Building , Howels & Hood and André Fouilhoux architects, NYC[ 5] [ 6]
1925 – Chicago Tribune Building , Raymond Hood architect, Chicago, Illinois
1927 – Sterling Memorial Library , James Gamble Rogers architect, Yale University , New Haven, Connecticut
– Home Savings Bank of Albany , Dennison & Hirons architects, Albany, New York
– State Bank & Trust Company Building, Dennison & Hirons , architects, NYC
– Beekman Tower , John Mead Howells , architect, NYC
– Stewart & Company Building, Warren & Wetmore architects, NYC
– Carew Tower , Delano & Aldrich with W.H. Ahlschlager architects, Cincinnati, Ohio
– King’s County Hospital, LeRoy P. Ward architect, NYC
– Tower, National Shrine of the Little Flower , Henry McGill architect, Royal Oak, Michigan
– Sterling Memorial Library , James Gamble Rogers architect, New Haven, Connecticut
c.1932 – New York State Office Building, Albany, New York
1939 – Manhattan Criminal Courthouse (100 Centre Street), Harvey Wiley Corbett and Charles B. Meyers architects, NYC 1939[ 7]
1940 – Airlines Building, John B. Peterkin architect, NYC[ 8]
1948 – Firestone Memorial Library, O’Connor & Kilham architects, Princeton University , Princeton, New Jersey
Queens County Hospital, NYC
Naval Hospital, Beaufort, South Carolina
Other works
1921 – John Newbery Medal
c.1928 Series of five designs in cast-iron depicting historic New York City seals, for the Miller Elevated Highway[ 9]
1929 – Bronze Doors, East New York Savings Bank, Holmes & Winslow architects, Brooklyn, New York
c.1930s Tritons, Nereids and Dolphins, Rockefeller Center , NYC
1937 – Bronze Doors, Hirons & Woolwine architects, Davidson County Courthouse, Nashville, Tennessee
– Caldecott Medal
Gallery
References
Notes
^ a b Staff. "R. P. Chambellan, Long A Sculptor; Architectural Artist Is Dead -- Conceived Decorations for Many Famed Structures" , The New York Times , November 30, 1955. Accessed November 24, 2017. "Cliffisde Park, N. J., Nov. 29 -- Born in the West Hoboken section of Union City, Mr. Chambellan attended New York University from 1912 to 1914.... He resided here at 537 St. Paul's Avenue."
^ a b c Shockley, Jay. "Russell Sage Foundation Building and Annex Designation Report" . New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission . (June 20, 2000), p.5
^ Victoria Charles, 1000 Chef-d'œuvre des Arts décoratifs
^ "Russell Sage Foundation" .
^ "Images of American Radiator Building, by Hood and Fouilhoux, 1924, New York City. Digital Imaging Project: Art historical images of European and North American architecture and sculpture from classical Greek to Post-modern. Scanned from slides taken on site by Mary Ann Sullivan, Bluffton College" .
^ "American Standard (Radiator) Building" .
^ Manhattan Criminal Courthouse
^ 1940 photo post card
^ Miller Highway history with photos
^ AEA Bronze Seal
Bibliography
Balfour, Alan. Rockefeller Center – Architecture as Theater , New York: McGraw-Hill,1978 ISBN 0-07-003480-X
Kvaran, Einar Einarsson Kvaran. Architectural Sculpture of the United States , unpublished manuscript
Stern, Robert A. M. ; Gilmartin, Gregory F. and Mellins, Thomas. New York 1930 New York: Rizzoli Press, 1987
External links
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