Rene Paul Chambellan

Rene Paul Chambellan

Chambellan at work
Born Rene Paul Chambellan
(1893-09-15)September 15, 1893
West Hoboken, New Jersey
Died November 29, 1955(1955-11-29) (aged 62)
Jersey City, New Jersey
Nationality American
Alma mater New York University, Beaux-Arts Institute of Design, Ecole Julian
Known for Sculpture

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.

Life and career

Chambellan was born in Union City, New Jersey.[1] 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[2] (1918-1919), as well as with sculptor Solon Borglum in New York City.[1] During the First World War, he was a sergeant in France with the U.S. Army.[1]

Chambellan was a resident of Cliffside Park, New Jersey.[3]

Gates from the Chanin Building which led to the private offices of Chanin
Eagles on top of the Buffalo City Hall

Selected architectural sculpture

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
Princeton University Chapel, Ralph Adams Cram architect
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

Other works

Caldecott Medal

References

Notes

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