Louis Botinelly

Louis Botinelly (26 January 1883 – 28 March 1962) was a French sculptor.

Louis Botinelly
Born26 January 1883
Digne-les-Bains, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
Died28 March 1962(1962-03-28) (aged 79)
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationSculptor

Biography

Personal life

Botinelly was born on 2 January 1883 in Digne-les-Bains, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France. He died on 26 March 1962 in Marseille.

'Colonies d'Asie' by Louis Botinelly along the main staircase of the Gare Saint-Charles
'Colonies d'Afrique' by Louis Botinelly along the main staircase of the Gare Saint-Charles

Career

He was a sculptor.[1] His atelier was located on the Rue Buffon in Marseille.[1] He designed two public sculptures which can be seen at the bottom of either side of the main staircase of the Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles: one, called 'Colonies d'Asie,' represents colonial Asia and the other, called 'Colonies d'Afrique,' represents colonial Africa.[1][2] They have been displayed there since the dedication of the Gare Saint-Charles in 1927.[1] He designed a bust of Frédéric Mistral (1830-1914), which is displayed in the Parc Jourdan in Aix-en-Provence.[3] Additionally, he designed the statues of Joan of Arc and of Jesus inside the Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul in Marseille.[4] He also designed four statues of the Four Evangelists inside the Marseille Cathedral.[4][5][6] Inside the Église Saint-Ferréol les Augustins is also displayed a sculpture of his representing Joan of Arc.[7] He also competed in the art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[8][9]

Legacy
  • The Boulevard Louis Botinelly in Marseille is named in his honour.[10]
  • The Ecole Elementaire Botinelly, a state primary school located at 23 Boulevard Botinelly in Marseille, is also named in his honor.[11]

Secondary sources
  • Luce Carbonnel, Louis Botinelly, 1883 - 1962 (Comité du Vieux-Marseille, 2001).[12]
  • Laurent Noet, Louis Botinelly, sculpteur provençal: Catalogue raisonné (Editions Mare et Martin, 2006).[13]

See also

References
  1. Gérard Detaille, Jean Arrouye, Marseille: A Century of Pictures, Editions Parenthèses, 2000
  2. Richard Dreiss, The Cathedral of the Winged Wheel and the Sugarbeet Station, BoD – Books on Demand, 2013, p. 59
  3. Jean-Paul Labourdette, Dominique Auzias, Olivia Ferrandino, Olivier Gressot, Aix-en-Provence, Le Petit Futé, 2010, p. 60
  4. Dominique Auzias, Marseille 2013 Petit Futé, Le Petit Futé, 4 Apr 2013, p. 388
  5. Liliane Counord, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Gérard Bernar, Dominique Auzias, Petit Futé Provence, Le Petit Futé, 2010, p. 256
  6. Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Provence 2011, Le Petit Futé, 2011, p. 282
  7. Église Saint-Ferréol les Augustins Official website: History
  8. Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (October 2017). "Louis_Botinelly Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  9. "Louis Botinelly". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  10. Google Maps
  11. Marseille official website: state primary schools Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
  12. Google Books
  13. Google Books
  • Louis Botinelly in American public collections, on the French Sculpture Census website
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