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	Hector Guimard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hector Guimard (Lyon, March 10, 1867 - New York, May 20, 1942) was an architect, who is widely considered today to be the most prominent representative of artists and architects who worked in the Art Nouveau style in France at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries.
		The Guimard conversion to the style itself is as for it more sudden: it is done during a trip to Brussels, where he visits the Tassel hotel of Victor Horta.
		Curious and inventive spirit, Guimard is also a precursor of the industrial standardization, insofar as he wishes to diffuse the new art on a large scale.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hector_Guimard (665 words)

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		Hector Guimard was, arguably, the most important architect of the Art Nouveau movement in France.
		Guimard, who was born in Lyon in 1867, attended the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Paris for 3 years, and was then accepted to the Ecole de Beaux Arts.
		Guimard had started to use well-known materials and mould them to create unexpected and new effects, he had also developed a love of details and designed every part of the building, inside and out, himself – his passion for detail is particularly apparent in that he designed each apartment individually.
	members.lycos.co.uk /akarl/essays/guimard.html (667 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Hector Guimard - Architect - A673562
		Although Guimard was going against the classical design of the day when he constructed this project, he was quite successful and influential, spawning a variety of structures based on his 'sinuous green cast-iron tentacles'.
		Guimard's early works were unassuming and quite conventional, but after looking at some of the other styles circulating in the late 1800s, he started creating much more interesting designs.
		Guimard's designs were further influenced by a visit to Victor Horta's Hotel Tassel in 1895.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/alabaster/A673562 (558 words)

	Hector Guimard - Great Buildings Online
		New York, N.Y. Hector Guimard was born in Lyon, France in 1867.
		Guimard created unassuming and somewhat conventional early works, but after familiarizing himself with some of the architectural theories circulating in the late 1800s, he began to produce some exceptional avant-garde works.
		Guimard's visit to Horta's Hotel Tassel in 1895 acted as a catalyst to his creativity and inspired a radical re-evaluation of his design approach.
	www.greatbuildings.com /architects/Hector_Guimard.html (230 words)

	Magazine Antiques: Guimard - Books About Antiques - Hector Guimard, Architect Designer 1867-1942 - Book Review
		Hector Guimard, the French master of art nouveau, is remembered today for his fantastical entrances to Paris Metro stations and for not much else.
		They begin: "Any book on Hector Guimard must either begin or end with an elegy for the large number of his buildings that no longer exist." Their goal was to resurrect in word and picture and in chronological order all of Guimard's architectural and decorative projects, realized and unrealized, preserved and destroyed.
		Guimard's patrons were nouveau riche members of the middle class, ready to show the old guard a thing or two and simultaneously publicize their businesses by building in the latest style.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1026/is_3_165/ai_114129385 (432 words)

	The Detroit Institute of Arts
		Hector Guimard was a leading French proponent of Art Nouveau styling in architecture and design.
		Guimard designed and made many objects for the house, and the decoration of the hallstand complemented other aspects of the home.
		Born in 1867, Guimard studied and later taught at the School of Decorative Arts and at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
	www.dia.org /the_collection/new_acquisitions/index.asp (339 words)

	Hector Guimard: Panel (49.85.11) \| Object Page \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Guimard studied at the École des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, and is best known for his architectural achievements at the end of the nineteenth century, including several entrances for the Paris Métro.
		His designs were a unique version of Art Nouveau, which developed in part as a European reaction to a mechanized world brought on by the Industrial Revolution and in part to the then-outmoded historical revivalist style prevalent during the second half of the nineteenth century.
		Guimard envisioned his architecture as a totality, within which interior space, decoration, and furnishings corresponded to the exterior structure and appearance of the building.
	www.metmuseum.org /TOAH/ho/11/euwf/hod_49.85.11.htm (222 words)

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		Guimard's contemporaries in Nancy showed a sometimes slavish devotion to the motifs from nature that were their inspiration, and their Parisian counterparts adorned every surface with the flowing tresses of languid maidens, with poppies and dragonflies and elaborate arabesques.
		Guimard himself, on the other hand, went to the core of the Art Nouveau principle of a return to nature as a source of inspiration.
		If Guimard's Metro entrances are widely known - and the surviving examples are among the best-loved features of the Paris streets - less well known is the extraordinary building that was his most ambitious exercise in steel and iron, the Humbert de Romans Concert Hall of ca.
	www.architonic.com /4104533 (520 words)

	Travel News - Travel PR - Hector Guimard: Parisian Art Nouveau Architecture Rediscovered
		A number of architects including Guimard in Paris, Victor Horta in Brussels, Josef Hoffmann in Vienna and Antonio Gaudi in Barcelona were either participants or strongly influenced by it.
		Hector Guimard was born in 1867 in Lyon, France and studied at the Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs and Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
		He is the author of more than 15 publications and has organized exhibitions on Hector Guimard and Ingres, among other major figures of 19th and 20th century French art.
	www.ttgweb.com /cms/1618.html (548 words)

	Wolfsonian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Guimard was one of France's most important Art Nouveau designers.
		A 1901 review stated, "These chairs have a light cast-iron frame in the form of branches; the seat is of green leather, stamped with curves and volutes." Guimard repeated the chair's undulating, organic line throughout the interior of the concert hall, reinforcing his philosophy of unity of design.
		Unfortunately, this dramatic Art Nouveau statement, which was considered by many to be Guimard's masterpiece, was demolished in 1905, since the Dominican Order did not believe the complex projected an appropriate sacred atmosphere.
	www.wolfsonian.fiu.edu /exhibitions/past/art1.html (169 words)

	GUIMARD, Hector GUIMARD biography by Senses-ArtNouveau.com
		Hector Guimard was born in Lyon, France, but he studied decorative arts and architecture in Paris, where he later established his own practice.
		In 1895, after visiting the first Art Nouveau building, Victor Horta's "Hotel Tassel" in Brussels, Guimard proceeded to a complete re-evaluation of his artistic approach; furniture and interior decoration of a house had to become parts of a total work of art.
		The architectural and decorative works of Hector Guimard are characterized by fluid, unusual lines, vibrant curves inspired by nature, essential shapes underlined by light and contrast of the different materials used, such as wood, iron and stone.
	www.senses-artnouveau.com /biography.php?artist=GUI (214 words)

	Teaching Art Nouveau: Images and Activities - Hector Guimard
		Guimard, who styled himself the architect d'art, did not exhibit at the Paris 1900 exposition, but his work was highly visible nonetheless.
		So, too, was Guimard's decision to use natural forms as a basis for decoration rather than the repertory of baroque and classical architectural motifs that had usually been applied to public architecture.
		Guimard, like Horta and Sullivan, cited the theories and designs of French architect Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (1814-1879) as an important influence.
	www.nga.gov /education/tchan_5_06.htm (502 words)

	Wolfsonian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		French architect Hector Guimard's design program for the Humbert de Romans concert hall in Paris was inspired by sinuous forms found in nature, such as plant stems and roots.
		Guimard is best known for his designs for the Paris Metro, which featured elaborate cast iron entrances to its subterranean stations.
		The theater seats illustrate Guimard's manner of abstracted naturalism, evoking a stylized floral stem rising from the floor.
	www.wolfsonian.fiu.edu /exhibitions/current/evolution5.html (147 words)

	Guimard, Hector -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In Homer's epic poem the ‘Iliad', Hector is the son of the Trojan King Priam and the greatest of the Trojan heroes.
		When the Greeks besieged Troy, Hector's wife, Andromache, begged him not to fight, but Hector embraced their child and left to join the battle.
		Hector killed Patroclus, a friend of the Greek hero Achilles, and in revenge Achilles killed Hector.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9311541 (630 words)

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		Fournier, must have had a lot of courage to accept the design of Guimard (quite unknown at that time) for the building but she was rewarded when the facade obtained the medal of the nicest facade in Paris in 1899.
		The famous Arletty lived in the rue Remusat and the famous Guimard, of who we are talking a lot now; designing its famous Jugendstil style entrances of the metro, lived in rue La Fontaine and rue Agar.
		Avenue Mozart at 122 Guimard built in 1910 a hotel of 4 floors with loggia, another at 120 is also his but much more severe and looking more as the houses rue Agar.
	www.jack-travel.com /Paris/ParisHtml/Paris_Visit_16th_Arr_Passy_Auteuil_Guimard_CastBeranger.htm (680 words)

	Hector Guimard Online
		Hector Guimard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
		Hector Guimard at the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Entrance to the Métropolitain
		All images and text on this Hector Guimard page are copyright 1999-2005 by John Malyon/Artcyclopedia, unless otherwise noted.
	www.artcyclopedia.com /artists/guimard_hector.html (182 words)

	Metropole Paris - Art Deco Tour
		According to the map, the next concentration of Guimard's stuff seems to be further up, around the area of the métro Jasmin.
		Guimard's métro inventions, in spite of all their swooping swirls, are usually fairly symmetric.
		As well as the buildings of Hector Guimard, there are a fair number of odd corners in the 16th arrondissement.
	www.metropoleparis.com /2001/609/609archi.html (2069 words)

	Guimard, Hector on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		GUIMARD, HECTOR [Guimard, Hector], 1867-1942, French architect and furniture designer.
		Influenced by Victor Horta, he became the first and foremost French architect of art nouveau.
		The most familiar landmarks created by Guimard (c.1900) are the entrance gates to the métro (subway) stations in Paris, made of metal cast into elegant, flowerlike forms.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/g/guimard.asp (294 words)

	Hector-guimard - emaux-provence.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Hector guimard Hector guimard googlehome - advertisingprograms - businesssolutions - about googleandcopy;2005 google.
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		Neer in charge of construction; the architect was hector guimard.
	www.emaux-provence.com /Hector-guimard (398 words)

	HighBeam Research: Library Search: Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Hector Guimard, the French master of art nouveau, is...
		From Hector Guimard's entrances to the Paris subway to Frank Lloyd Wright's furniture...
		Guimard's lettering was limited in use and, although quickly copied by the Paris foundry of...
	www.highbeam.com /library/search.asp?q=Hector+Guimard&refid=kunstnet (536 words)

	TOURISME MONTRÉAL - STORY IDEAS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Restored, repolished, reset like the jewel it is, this Art Nouveau work of Hector Guimard will be one of the highlights of the Quartier International de Montréal, currently a-building in the area around historic Victoria Square.
		The multi-talented artist-designer-architect Hector Guimard (1867-1942) is remembered nowadays almost exclusively for his creations for the Paris Métro system, which was built starting in 1898.
		Montréal's Guimard came from this treasure trove and is thought to have once been at the Métro Europe station in Paris.
	www.tourisme-montreal.org /Media_Target/HotTopics/EN/HTML/701_EN.asp (1378 words)

	Hectorologie
		The leading French Art Nouveau architect and designer Hector Guimard stood aloof from the chaos into which the New Style too often collapsed; he created a style of his own, unique, beautiful and inimitable.
		He was nicknamed Handsome Hector - his two passions in life were design and pretty women - and it seems that the voluptuous curves of his balconies and balustrades, his lampstands and tablelegs, his bedheads and drinking glasses, drew their inspiration from the opulent curves of his female friends.
		For Guimard furnished the houses that he built himself, creating a whole world of his own design, and while some of his contemporaries sneered that he was improperly trained, or that he `scorned history,' he became rich and famous.
	www.roland-collection.com /rolandcollection/section/13/480.htm (238 words)

	Métropolitain typeface family.
		This picturesque underground train bears the most amazing Art Nouveau stations, created by the genius Hector Guimard, and this font was used to display station names.
		Of course, this font is not the original, as the lettering was hand painted for every panel, and there were variations on the same style.
		PS : Since the Guimard stations were overhauled in the late 90's it is very unfortunate that the original brush hand-made lettering has been replaced by an analogous font.
	www.fontmenu.com /site/_Metropolitain.html (277 words)

	Paris (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Guimard was not only a creative genius but he had a keen business sense, so he mass-produced and marketed some of his ideas and creations.
		Hotel Mezzara was built in 1910 for the industrial designer and friend of Hector Guimard, Paul Mezzara.
		In 1938 Hector Guimard moves to New York, where he dies in 1942 on may 20.
	www.jack-travel.com /Paris/ParisHtml/Hector_Guimard_Life_Work.htm (494 words)

	Porte Dauphine (Paris Metro) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Art Nouveau edicule at the Porte Dauphine station designed by Hector Guimard.
		It now runs from Porte Dauphine around the northern part of Paris, through Montmartre, around to its eastern terminus at the Place de la Nation.
		The station is famous because it contains one of the only two remaining edicules originally designed by Hector Guimard (1867-1942), the famous Art Nouveau architect who was originally commissioned by the Compagnie de Métropolitain de Paris (CMP) in 1899 to design the entrances for the Métropolitain stations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Porte_Dauphine_(Paris_Metro) (194 words)

	AllRefer.com - Hector Guimard (Architecture, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Hector Guimard (Architecture, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Hector Guimard[ektOr´ gEmAr´] Pronunciation Key, 1867–1942, French architect and furniture designer.
		The most familiar landmarks created by Guimard (c.1900) are the entrance gates to the mEtro (subway) stations in Paris, of metal cast into elegant, flowerlike forms.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/G/Guimard.html (211 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		After the "re-discovery" of Hector Guimard (1867-1942) at the end of the 1960's and on the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of his death, the Musée d'Orsay presented the first monograph covering the whole span of his production.
		The exhibition set in perspective the notion of a "Guimard style", as the artist put it.
		Moreover, it dealt with Guimard's major preoccupations - certain types of lodgings (the suburban villa, the private mansion, the investment property, the standardised apartment block) and funeral architecture.
	www.musee-orsay.fr /ORSAY/orsaygb/program.nsf/aba345c67a5d3a5f802563cd004f90c7/526a0b706a819d7cc125692a003275b7?OpenDocument (228 words)

	Die Neue Sammlung Munich - Collection - Secondary Architecture - Hector Guimard - Métrostation Bolivar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The entrances to Parisian metro stations do not only represent the monumental embodiment of French Art Nouveau, they are also a highly significant example of a newly coined phrase referring to a style, the "style Guimard" with its sumptuous floral shapes.
		These characteristics are reflected in a description of the metro entrances at the time: "We can now see masses of metal intertwining flowers rising up out of the ground, bunches of aquatic plants, light-emitting tulips, drenched in the fertile, seething sap of underground Paris."
		It was due to the preference of the Director of the "Compagnie du Metropolitaine" for Art Nouveau that Guimard received the commission to re-design the metro station entrances.
	www.die-neue-sammlung.de /z/muenchen/sam/arch/b0001_5_en.htm (162 words)

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