Chavannes
Americannoun
noun
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In 1957, Alfred W. Fielding and Marc Chavannes were trying to create a new kind of textured wallpaper by attaching two plastic sheets together, but pockets of air got stuck in between.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
As years went by, the company Fielding and Chavannes founded expanded its wrap options to include a variety of bubble sizes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
“Don’t get caught up with his size,” Holloway told Chavannes.
From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2023
Ms. Chavannes is accused of getting in the face of a clinic staffer and yelling “Do not touch me.”
From Washington Times • Dec. 18, 2022
For this end Chavannes reduced his palette almost to a monochrome, for this end he models in two flat tints, for this end he draws in huge undisciplined masses....
From Ivory Apes and Peacocks by Huneker, James
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