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France
Western Europe
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Cossé-le-Vivien,
La Frênouse (aka Le Musée Robert Tatin, Avenue of Giants) - Robert Tatin
1902-1983
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Information:
La Frênouse (aka Le Musée Robert Tatin): 53230 Cossé-le-Vivien, France, Tel: +33-(0)2 43 98 80 89.
"Robert Tatin had a variety of jobs, including circus performer and coalman, before becoming a ceramic artist in the Fifties. With his wife Elisabeth he bought a dilapidated farmhouse near Le Mans. After restoring the house, Tatin set to work in 1962 on a unique mystical environment. Approached by the "Avenue of Giants", where his heroes are depicted, the entrance to the central courtyard is guarded by an open-mouthed dragon. Within the courtyard is a temple-like structure intended to integrate the religions of the world and constitute a personal homage to himself and his wife."
"Around a pool stand three tall structures: Notre-Dame-Tout-Le-Monde (Our Lady Of Everyone), the Door of the Sun, and the Door of the Moon. After his death, Elisabeth completed Tatin's work and created a museum and gallery to display his paintings."
Text and images are from "Fantasy Worlds" by Deidi Von Schaewen and John Maizels
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Bibliography:
"Raw Creation: Outsider Art and Beyond" by John Maizels, 1996.
"Self-Made Worlds: Visionary Environments" by Roger Manley and Mark Sloan, Aperture, New York, 1997.
"Fantasy Worlds" by Deidi Von Schaewen and John Maizels, Taschen, New York, 1999.
"Raw Vision Outsider Art Sourcebook" Raw Vision, Ltd., 2002. |
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