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Encyclopedia > Jean Carzou

Jean Carzou (1907 Aleppo, SyriaAugust 12, 2000 Marsac-sur-l’Isle, Dordogne) was born to an Armenian family (his name was Garnik Zouloumian). Carzou arrived in Paris in 1924 to study architecture. Working as a theatre decorator, he quickly prefered drawing and painting. From 1938, more than a hundred exhibitions of his works were organised in Paris, in province and in the foreign countries. In 1949, he received the famous Hallmark price. 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Old Town Aleppo viewed from the Citadel Aleppo is also the name of two townships in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Dordogne is a département in central France named after the Dordogne River. ... A hallmark is an official marking made by a trusted party, usually an assay office, on items made of precious metals (platinum, gold and silver) that guarantees a certain purity of the metal. ...


A Carzou museum exists in the town of Dinard (Britanny). In 1952, he created costumes and sceneries for "les Indes Galantes" of Rameau at the Opéra de Paris . He continued with "Le Loup" (1953) for "les Ballets" of Roland Petit, Giselle (1954) and Athalie (1955) at the Opéra and "la Comédie française". Jean-Philippe Rameau (September 25, 1683 - September 12, 1764) was one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the Baroque era. ... Roland Petit (January 13, 1924) is a French choreographer and dancer born in Villemomble near Paris, France. ...


Member of the Institut de France. The Institut de France (French Institute) is a French learned society, grouping five académies, the most famous of which is probably the Académie française. ...


He was Jean-Marie Carzou's father.


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Internet Obituary Network, Obituary for Jean Carzou (608 words)
Carzou's diverse talents were employed often by some of the most celebrated stages in Paris, and throughout the 1950s his set and costume designs appeared at the Comedie Francais as well as Paris Opera.
Jean Carzou, who remained active in his work and the management of his collections which now have permanent homes in America, Great Britain, Egypt, Japan and his adopted homeland, France, died of conditions attributed to old age in Perigeaux on August 12, 2000.
Jean Carzou was preceded in death by his wife, Nané Carzou in 1978, and is survived by their only child, writer Jean-Marie Carzou.
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