Georges Dubois (sculptor)

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Georges Dubois
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born(1865-03-18)18 March 1865
Paris, France[1]
Died17 May 1934(1934-05-17) (aged 69)
Paris, France[1]
OccupationSculptor
Medal record
Representing  FRA
Sculpture
Summer Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1912 Stockholm Mixed sculpturing
Replica of the bust Frédéric Chopin created by Dubois, in the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris.

Georges Dubois (18 March 1865–17 May 1934)[1] was a French sculptor who produced a bust of Frédéric Chopin for a memorial in the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris. He won a silver medal in the mixed sculpturing event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career[edit]

In 1900, Dubois produced a bust of Frédéric Chopin for a memorial in the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris.[2][3] The bust had been requested the year before, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Chopin's death,[2] by Jules Massenet.[4]: 175  The bust was removed from the Jardin du Luxembourg in 1942, and in 1999, it was replaced by a replica made by Bolesław Syrewicz [pl].[2]

In 1906, Dubois met with the Olympic Committee to discuss adding art competitions to the Summer Olympic Games.[5]: 143  Dubois was a speaker at the event, and also produced a fencing display.[5]: 143  He entered a plaster model of the doors of a gymnasium, entitled Model of the entrance to a modern stadium, into the mixed sculpturing event at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. He was awarded a silver medal.[5]: 145, 269 

Works[edit]

  • Dubois, Georges, Le point d'honneur et le duel, dispositions spéciales d'après-guerre (The point of honour and the duel, special post-war arrangements), 1909
  • Dubois, Georges, L'escrime au théâtre (Fencing in the theatre), 1910

Source:[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Georges Dubois". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Monument à Frédéric Chopin" (in French). Á nos grandes hommes. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. ^ Lorente, J. Pedro (2018). Public Art and Museums in Cultural Districts. Routledge. ISBN 9780815359579.
  4. ^ Eigeldinger, Jean-Jacques; Shohet, Naomi (1986). Chopin: Pianist and Teacher: As Seen by His Pupils. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521367097.
  5. ^ a b c Yttergren, Leif; Bolling, Hans (2012). The 1912 Stockholm Olympics: Essays on the Competitions, the People, the City. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786471317.
  6. ^ "Dubois, Georges (1865–1934) forme internationale". Bibliothèque nationale de France (in French). Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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