Nat Neujean
Nathanael "Nat" Neujean (born 5 January 1923) is a Belgian sculptor from Antwerp. A figurative artist,[1] he mostly worked in plaster and bronze.[2] His works are held in various international collections. He has been honored as a Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold and Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown.
Biography
Neujean was born in Antwerp, 5 January 1923. During the years 1939 to 1941, he was a student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. Among his better known busts are those of Tintin (1954) for the Belgian Comic Strip Center in Brussels,[3] Hergé (1958),[4] and Robert Schumann (1987), a bronze bust in the Parc du Cinquantenaire of Brussels. He is also noted for his life-sized nude, La Belle Toscane.[5] Another of his sculptures, a figurative bronze titled Lot's Wife (1968),[6] is in the US at the Valley House Gallery and Sculpture Garden of Dallas, Texas.[7] His mounted bronze of Henry Moore is part of the Collection of Charles Rand Penney,[8] while Tendresse, a bronze, is part of the collection at McNay Art Museum.[9] His work has been exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 1964,[10] and Rolly-Michaux on Madison Avenue in New York City in 1974.[11]
Facing discrimination as a Jew during World War II, he later did much towards Jewish heritage in Belgium; in January 1963 for instance he produced a number of different models related to the Holocaust at the Palais des Beaux-Arts of Brussels.[12] Nat Neujean is a Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold and Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown.
References
- ↑ "Nathanael Neujean". RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ "1960's Plaster Bust by Nathaniel Neujean c. 1960, France". LAPADA. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ "NAT NEUJEAN (né en 1923) SCULPTURE EN BRONZE REPRÉSENTANT TINTIN ET MILOU" (in French). Artcurial.com. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ "When Hergé met Nat Neujean" (in French). Museeherge.com. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ Vogel 2000, p. 263.
- ↑ Little 1996, p. 46.
- ↑ Gerem 2004, p. 457.
- ↑ "Lot 3062: NATHANIEL NEUJEAN (1923- )". Invaluable, LLC. 7 June 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ "Artist: Nathanael Neujean, Belgian, born". McNay Art Museum. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ Neujean & Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1964, p. 1.
- ↑ New York Media, LLC 1974, p. 25.
- ↑ Mikhman 1998, p. 549.
Sources
- Gerem, Yves (March 2004). A Marmac Guide to Dallas. Pelican Publishing. ISBN 978-1-58980-199-8.
- Mikhman, Dan (1998). Belgium and the Holocaust: Jews, Belgians, Germans. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-965-308-068-3.
- Little, Carol Morris (1 January 1996). A Comprehensive Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in Texas. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-76036-3.
- Neujean, Nathanael; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (1964). Nathanael Neujean, March 25 - April 18, [1964]. Museum of Fine Arts.
- New York Media, LLC (10 June 1974). New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. ISSN 0028-7369.
- Vogel, Donald S. (2000). Memories and Images: The World of Donald Vogel and Valley House Gallery. University of North Texas Press. ISBN 978-1-57441-117-1.
External links
Media related to Nat Neujean at Wikimedia Commons- Official site (French)