Marguerite Huré (1895–1967) was a French

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artist who introduced

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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

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; as well as architects

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, Pierre Pouradier-Duteil,

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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

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(1929) and Saint-Joseph du Havre (1952–57). Her work may also be found at Notre-Dame-des-Missions-du-cygne d'Enghien in

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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

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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

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, 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