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Paul Colin

French painter, graphic artist and scenographer, 1892-1985 (1892–1985)
Person human Q555505

Facts

34 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[31]
Date of birth
June 27, 1892
Date of death
June 18, 1985
Place of birth
Nancy
Place of death
Nogent-sur-Marne
Country of citizenship
France[11]
Occupation
poster artist, painter, designer, illustrator, scenographer, artist, draftsperson, sculptor, set decorator, costume designer, lithographer, visual artist, graphic designer, advertising person[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Educated at
École nationale supérieure d'art de Nancy, Beaux-Arts de Paris[21][22]
Genre
caricature, Art Deco[34][35]
Student of
Eugène Vallin, Victor Prouvé, Jacques Gruber[41][42][43]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[47]
Archives at
Departmental archives of Yvelines[36]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Birth name
Paul Hubert Colin[48]
Copyright representative
reproduction right represented by CISAC-member
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
Encyclopédie Larousse[44]
Different from
Paul Colin, Paul Colin, Paul-Alfred Colin[50][51]
Family name
Colin[39]
Given name
Paul[40]
Has works in the collection
Minneapolis Institute of Art, Stadsarchief Rotterdam, Museum of Modern Art, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy, Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration
Movement
surrealism, cubism[32][33]
Name in native language
Paul Colin[49]
Show all 34 facts +10
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library, WikiProject New York Public Library
P14536
402089
P14750
2D40-9081-B20A-491B-9BA4
Participant in
1948 Summer Olympics, Documenta III[45][46]
Participated in conflict
World War I[37]
Place of burial
Nogent-sur-Marne[10]
Significant person
Josephine Baker, André Daven
Sport
art competitions at the Olympic Games[38]
Student
Edgard Derouet, Aurélie Nemours, Colette Beleys, Vera Harsányi, Louise Bourgeois, Bernard Villemot, Henri Espinouze, Gaëtan de Rosnay[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
Writing language
French
🏷️ Also known as
en Paul Colin en Paul Hubert Colin ar باول كولن ar بول كولن es Paul Hubert Colin fa پل کالین he פול קולן ja ポール・コラン nl Paul Hubert Colin pl Paweł Colin ru Поль Колен zh 保罗·科兰
🔖 Identifiers · 76
ISNI
0000000115577396
VIAF cluster ID
48763
Library of Congress authority ID
nr90005124
GND ID
119047683
ADAGP artist ID
paul-colin-9615
AbART person ID
139938
Artist ID of the Department of Prints and Drawings of the Louvre
2905-COLIN-Paul
Artist-info artist ID
236079
Artists of the World ID
10168045
Artnet artist ID
paul-colin-2
Artsy artist ID
paul-colin
AskArt person ID
11023441
Show all 76 identifiers +64
Benezit ID
B00040385
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12151733s
Bridgeman artist ID
22155
CCAB ID
000285939
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11310158
Christie's creator ID
16470
CiNii Research ID
1140563741778791424
DACS ID (2022)
000210
DACS ID (former)
72c68701-515e-44ba-bd65-d4a52a1081d2
DDB person (GND) ID
119047683
DFK Paris person ID
0007583932
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119047683
Dezède person ID
25760
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
paul-colin
Evene ID
paul-colin-6070
FAST ID
1912625
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_119047683
Fichier des personnes décédées ID (matchID)
DTgQTthiZEH-
FranceArchives agent ID
130708532
Freebase ID
/m/0998pq
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991004645159707141
GeneaStar person ID
colinpaul
ICCD agent ID
c149336615c20d5e9059330e1986550e
IMDb ID
nm0171518
IPI base code
I-001908994-0
IdRef ID
030013798
Invaluable.com person ID
i1fth77ybq
Japan Search name ID
ポール・コラン
KBR person ID
14676235
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119047683
Kinobox person ID
847617
LastDodo-area-ID
1519551
Le Delarge artist ID
9508_artiste_COLIN_Paul
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
49985
Lex ID
Paul_Colin
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
01306/eu_c_0769/c0769
Minneapolis Institute of Art constituent ID
26831
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
1185
MusicBrainz artist ID
a2fa35a4-e274-4a89-bc84-ec4e78542502
MutualArt artist ID
55FDC135E3BC7348
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA11828915
NDL Authority ID
00520791
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2012712630
NUKAT ID
n2004084951
National Library of Chile ID
000083960
National Library of Greece ID
92857
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987012805362805171
National Library of Portugal ID
1706507
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
235162035
Olympedia people ID
920292
Open Library ID
OL220293A
OpenMLOL author ID
214831
Parsifal cluster ID
700525
PictoRight ID code
AD-02238
RERO ID (legacy)
A014112989
RKDartists ID
17673
Rotterdam City Archives actor ID
136760641
SBN author ID
PARV443643
SNAC ARK ID
w6tz0zjp
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
co/paul-colin-1
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ID
3331-paul-colin
Union List of Artist Names ID
500004506
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjKcTptB4rCmbpjW79Dm8d
Yale LUX ID
person/e51ba999-7902-4b43-907f-bb041bf148c8

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 11
painter, designer, sculptor, illustrator, graphic designer, costume designer, draftsperson, scenographer +3 more
Has works in the collection 5
Museum of Modern Art, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy, Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration
Student of 3
Victor Prouvé, Jacques Gruber, Eugène Vallin
Different from 2
Paul Colin, Paul Colin
Educated at 2
Beaux-Arts de Paris, École nationale supérieure d'art de Nancy
Genre 2
caricature, Art Deco
Movement 2
surrealism, cubism
Participant in 2
1948 Summer Olympics, Documenta III
Student 2
Louise Bourgeois, Aurélie Nemours
Students 2
Louise Bourgeois, Alain Carrier
Teachers 2
Victor Prouvé, Eugène Vallin
← Different from 2
Paul Colin, Paul Colin
Artist files at 1
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Country of citizenship 1
France
Described by source 1
Encyclopédie Larousse
Given name 1
Paul
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Participated in 1
Documenta III
Participated in conflict 1
World War I
Place of birth 1
Nancy
Place of burial 1
Nogent-sur-Marne
Place of death 1
Nogent-sur-Marne
Sex or gender 1
male
Significant person 1
Josephine Baker
Sport 1
art competitions at the Olympic Games
Writing language 1
French
← Production designer 1
Un carnet de bal
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Summary

Paul Colin was born on June 27, 1892[1], in Nancy[2]. He died on June 18, 1985[3], in Nogent-sur-Marne[4]. He worked as a poster artist[5], painter[6], designer[7], illustrator[8], and scenographer[9].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[52]

  • Country: FR[53]

  • Began / founded: 1892-06-27[54]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1985-06-18[55]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a2fa35a4-e274-4a89-bc84-ec4e78542502[56]

FAQs

Where was Paul Colin born?

Paul Colin was born in Nancy[2].

Where did Paul Colin die?

Paul Colin passed away in Nogent-sur-Marne[4].

What did Paul Colin do for work?

Paul Colin worked as a poster artist[5], painter[6], designer[7], illustrator[8], and scenographer[9].

Where did Paul Colin go to school?

Paul Colin was educated at École nationale supérieure d'art de Nancy[21] and Beaux-Arts de Paris[22].

Related Entities

France Josephine Baker Louise Bourgeois Museum of Modern Art Nogent-sur-Marne

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . sports-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . sports-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . sports-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [21] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . sports-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [34] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] ↑ . archives.yvelines.fr. Retrieved . archives.yvelines.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . sports-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . sports-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] ↑ . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . sports-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [39] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [40] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [24] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [25] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [26] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [27] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [28] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [29] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [30] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . documenta.de. Retrieved . documenta.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [47] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  48. [48] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  49. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [52] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [55] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [56] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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    Described by source → Encyclopédie Larousse
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