Medal
Lucien Julien Henri Cariat (French)
c. 1900–1925
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
6.4 × 2.6 cm
Classification
Metalwork
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Lawrence Hitchcock
Accession Number
1919.906
Tags
male
About the Artist
Lucien Julien Henri Cariat (French)
Georges Hugnet (1906–1974) was a multifaceted French artist, poet, writer, and critic whose innovative collages and graphic works bridged Dada and Surrealism. Born in Paris on July 11, 1906, he spent much of his early childhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, returning to France around 1913. His early life and artistic training remain sparsely documented, with no records of formal art school attendanc...