Georges Robin
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Georges Robin also known as Jorj Robin, was a sculptor and designer from Nantes
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Robin was a member of the Breton nationalist art movement Seiz Breur
, working at the magazine Kornog, founded by the movement's leader René-Yves Creston
. He created sculptures and embroidery designs for the workshop Nadoziou (needles) based in Nantes.
With other members of Seiz Breur he took part in the founding of the Nantes Celtic Circle, lending his design studio for its classes in the Breton language. He also created a project for a Breton language choir.
Nantes
Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....
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Robin was a member of the Breton nationalist art movement Seiz Breur
Seiz Breur
Seiz Breur was an artistic movement founded in 1923 in Brittany. Although it adopted the symbolic name seiz breur, meaning seven brothers in the Breton language, this did not refer to the number of members, but to the title of a folk-story...
, working at the magazine Kornog, founded by the movement's leader René-Yves Creston
René-Yves Creston
René-Yves Creston , born René Pierre Joseph Creston, was a Breton artist, designer and ethnographer who founded the Breton nationalist art movement Seiz Breur...
. He created sculptures and embroidery designs for the workshop Nadoziou (needles) based in Nantes.
With other members of Seiz Breur he took part in the founding of the Nantes Celtic Circle, lending his design studio for its classes in the Breton language. He also created a project for a Breton language choir.