Emilie Jenny Weyl, (1855–1934) was a French sculptor. She exhibited at the 1893

World's Columbian Exposition The World's Columbian Exposition (also known as the Chicago World's Fair) was a world's fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. The centerpiece of the Fair, hel ...

in Chicago, the 1889 Exposition Universelle and the 1900 Exposition Universelle, both in Paris.

Biography

Weyl was born in 1855 in Lure. She received her training from the French sculptor

Hélène Bertaux Hélène Bertaux (), born Joséphine Charlotte Hélène Pilate (4 July 1825 – 20 April 1909) was a French sculptor and women's rights advocate. Early life and career She was born in Paris and began her studies at the age of twelve with ...

. Weyl exhibited her work at the

Palace of Fine Arts The Palace of Fine Arts is a monumental structure located in the Marina District of San Francisco, California, originally constructed for the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition to exhibit works of art. Completely rebuilt from 1964 to ...

at the 1893

in Chicago, Illinois. She also exhibited at the ''Exposition Universelle'' 1889 (where she received an honorable mention), and at the ''Exposition Universelle'' 1900. She was a member of the Paris Salon. Weyl died in 1934 in Paris. File:Photo of Emilie Jenny Weyl sculpture "Fifteen".jpg, ''Fifteen'', exhibited in Fine Arts Palace at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition

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1855 births 1934 deaths 19th-century sculptors 19th-century French sculptors Sculptors from Paris 19th-century French women artists {{france-painter-stub