Aleth Guzman-Nageotte (1904, Burgundy – 1978, Paris) was a French sculptor and

medalist A medalist (or medallist) is an artist who designs medals, plaquettes, badges, metal medallions, coins and similar small works in relief in metal. Historically, medalists were typically also involved in producing their designs, and were usually e ...

. She studied at the School of Fine Arts of

Dijon Dijon (, , ) (dated) * it, Digione * la, Diviō or * lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920. The earlies ...

under the direction of before joining the

École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts The Beaux-Arts de Paris is a French ''grande école'' whose primary mission is to provide high-level arts education and training. This is classical and historical School of Fine Arts in France. The art school, which is part of the Paris Scienc ...

of Paris in the workshops of Henri-Auguste Patey and

Paul-Marcel Dammann Paul-Marcel Dammann (13 June 1885, in Montgeron, Paris, France – 1939, in Montgeron) was a French engraver and medalist, a student of Jules-Clément Chaplain (1839–1909). Second second Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1905. Prix de ...

for engraving and

François-Léon Sicard François-Léon Sicard (April 21, 1862 – July 8, 1934) was a French sculptor in the late 19th and early 20th century. His credits include work on the adornments of the Louvre, and numerous sculptures around the world. Sicard was born in Tours, ...

and

Henri Bouchard Henri Bouchard (13 December 1875 – 30 November 1960), was a French sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Biography The son of a carpenter, Bouchard was born in Dijon. He w ...

for sculpture. Guzman-Nageotte won first prize of the

Prix de Rome The Prix de Rome () or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were awarded a bursary that allowed them t ...

for engraving on medals in 1929.Source : ''Catalogue général illustré des éditions de la Monnaie de Paris'', undated (1985)

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Guzman (Aleth) : la Syrie, SFAM, n° 6, s.d. (c.1934) Paris
on inumis. com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guzman-Nageotte, Aleth 20th-century French sculptors 20th-century engravers French engravers École des Beaux-Arts alumni Prix de Rome for engraving 1904 births 1978 deaths Burials at Montparnasse Cemetery