Jean Baffier (born in Neuvy-le-Barrois,

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Biography

He became known for his bronze figurines (''Le Vigneron'', ''Le Faucheur'', ''Le Vielleux'') and his tin objects (vases, candlesticks, dinnerware) decorated with plant motifs. He also made statues and busts of historical figures (

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). A strong regionalist, he became interested in the traditional music and folk tales of his native province of

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. In 1886, he founded ''Le Réveil de la Gaule'', a magazine that he edited until 1912. He was also the author of a collection of Berrichon stories, entitled ''Nos géants d'auterfoés''.

Main works

Statues

File:Jean Baffier - Le Vin.jpg, ''Le Vin''
Ornamental fireplace first shown at the Salon in 1898. Engraving published in ''Le Magasin pittoresque'', 15 June 1898. File:Jean Baffier - La Jeannette.jpg, ''La Jeannette''
Musée Galliera, Paris. Engraving published in ''Le Magasin pittoresque'', 1 June 1901. File:Statue Michel Servet Paris.jpg, Statue of ''

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'' in Aspirand Durand Square, Paris.

Publications

* ''Le Réveil de la Gaule, ou la Justice de Jacques Bonhomme'', Paris, 1886 * ''Les Marges d'un carnet d'ouvrier : objections sur la médaille à M. Zola offerte à propos de l'affaire Dreyfus'', Paris, 1898 * ''Causeries esthétiques d'un ouvrier sculpteur français. La Cathédrale de France, ses destructeurs, ses détracteurs, pourquoi on a voulu la détruire, pourquoi on l'a calomniée'', Paris, 1900 * ''Nos géants d'auterfoés. Récits berrichons recueillis par Jean Baffier'', revue of the sixteenth century, Société des études rabelaisiennes, Champion, Paris, 1913. Reedited by Champion, Paris, 1920''Nos géants d'auterfoés. Récits berrichons recueillis par Jean Baffier'
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(Retrieved May 19, 2009)

Bibliography

* Neil McWilliam, ''Monumental Intolerance. Jean Baffier, A Nationalist Sculptor in Nineteenth-Century France'', Penn State University Press, 2000

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baffier, Jean 1851 births 1920 deaths People from Cher (department) 20th-century French sculptors 20th-century French male artists 19th-century French sculptors 19th-century French male artists French male sculptors