Marguerite Huré (1895–1967) was a French stained glass artist who introduced abstraction into French religious

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making. Huré founded her own

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in 1920. She worked with many artists, among whom were

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, Marie Alain Couturier and Jean Bazaine; as well as architects

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, Pierre Pouradier-Duteil, Maurice Novarina and

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. With Perret she worked on decorations for Notre-Dame du Raincy, (1925–27), the

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of the school of la Colombière in Chalon-sur-Saône (1929) and Saint-Joseph du Havre (1952–57). Her work may also be found at

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. Huré has been credited with producing the first set of stained glass using an abstract aesthetic, to be seen in her 1931 work at the chapel of the seminary of Voreppe. She was also the inventor of a technique, called ''brique Huré'', for which she received a

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in 1930. Huré was proud of her independence in a field dominated by men, and she was frequently seen smoking a

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. This led to her being given the nickname ''Jeune fille à la pipe''. Her studio-house in Western Paris was two doors from that of sculptor Dora Gordine, both having been designed by Perret.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hure, Marguerite French stained glass artists and manufacturers 1895 births 1967 deaths 20th-century French women artists