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Jacques Halbert
Jacques Halbert (born in 1955 in Bourgueil) is a French contemporary artist. Career He attended the ''Brassart School'' in Tours (1972-1973) then studied at the ''École nationale supérieure d'Arts'' in Bourges from 1973 to 1978 with Daniel Dezeuze and Jean-Claude Silbermann as teachers. Between 1978 and 2002 he lives and works in the United States and returns to settle in France in 2002. Since 2002, he lives and works in Candes-Saint-Martin in Touraine. In 2015, he is one of the signatories of the tribune in L'Humanité, "Response of the 1001 artists to Marine Le Pen", during the regional elections. Art Café New York From 1985 to 1989 Jacques Halbert is the owner, with Mireille Brame of the Art Café in New York City, New York in the East Village, Manhattan, East Village. He has organized numerous exhibitions curated by Alan Jones, Dorothée Selz and Pierre Restany with artists such as: John Armleder, Olivier Mosset, Charles Dreyfus, Dorothée Selz, Jean Dupuy (artist), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bourgueil
Bourgueil () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Population Bourgueil wine Bourgueil is an ''appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) for wine in the Loire Valley region, and produces primarily red wine from the grape variety Cabernet Franc. Bourgueil wine was mentioned in the works of François Rabelais. Transportation Bourgueil is served by the A85 autoroute, a nearby railway line and the cycling-route, Loire a vélo. Personalities Bourgueil was the birthplace of: * Moses Amyraut (1596–1664), Protestant theologian and metaphysician * Antoine Brutus Menier (1795–1853), chocolatier * Jean Carmet (1920–1994), actor In Acadian Genealogy, Bourgueil is notable as the birthplace of Guillaume Trahan. See also *Loire Valley (wine) *Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 272 communes of the Indre-et-Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
