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Richier

American  
[ree-shyey] / riˈʃjeɪ /

noun

  1. Germaine 1904–59, French sculptor.


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The reason for this nightmare in Paris last week: 82 pieces finished in the last twelve years by French Sculptress Germaine Richier.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week, in a moving ceremony presided over by Ambassador Charles Bohlen, 31 French businessmen presented the Paris staff with a Germaine Richier sculpture, symbolizing both their sympathy and their friendship.

From Time Magazine Archive

Along with such dissimilar sculptors as Swiss-born Alberto Giacometti and Brit ain's Henry Moore, Germaine Richier takes her stand as a Pygmalion-in-reverse.

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The lost-wax method of classical and Renaissance sculptors was revived by Susse especially to cope with the intricate broken surfaces of such moderns as Richier, Reg Butler and Giacometti.

From Time Magazine Archive

The fact appears to be that, although Governor Richier was a bold, bad man, yet few of his subjects were entitled to throw the first stone at his excellency.

From The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 5, February, 1885 by Various

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