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Georges Robin (1904–1928), also known as Jorj Robin, was a sculptor and designer from Nantes. Robin was a member of the
Breton nationalist Breton nationalism ( Breton: ''roadelouriezh Brezhoneg'', French: ''nationalisme Breton'') is a form of regional nationalism associated with the region of Brittany in France. The political aspirations of Breton nationalists include the desire ...
art movement Seiz Breur, working at the magazine ''Kornog'', founded by the movement's leader
René-Yves Creston René-Yves Creston (25 October 1898 – 30 May 1964), born René Pierre Joseph Creston, was a Breton artist, designer and ethnographer who founded the Breton nationalist art movement Seiz Breur. During World War II he was active in the French Res ...
. He created sculptures and embroidery designs for the workshop ''Nadoziou'' (needles) based in Nantes. With other members of Seiz Breur he took part in the founding of the Nantes Celtic Circle, lending his design studio for its classes in the Breton language. He also created a project for a Breton language choir.René-Yves Creston, Paul Ladmirault - ''Jorj Robin skulter vrezon, e vuhez, e ober. Jorj Robin sculpteur breton, sa vie, son œuvre'', Unvaniez ar Seiz-Breur, Plaquette commémorative éditée pour Keltia "''Cahiers Interceltiques d'Art et de Littérature''" en 1931. After his early death at the age of 24, he was commemorated in a special edition of the journal '' Keltia'', written by Creston and
Paul Ladmirault Paul Émile Ladmirault (8 December 1877 – 30 October 1944) was a French composer and music critic whose music expressed his devotion to Brittany. Claude Debussy wrote that his work possessed a "fine dreamy musicality", commenting on its cha ...
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Robin, Georges 1904 births 1928 deaths Breton nationalists Breton artists French illustrators French mixed-media artists French decorative artists 20th-century French sculptors French male sculptors