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Andre Verdet BIOGRAPHY
1913 Saint Paul, France - 2004. Known for: Painting, sculpture and stained glass.
André Verdet was born in 1913 and was raised by his aunt and uncle at Saint Paul, France. He did his military service in the colonial troops. His first book, Histoires originales du pays de Saint... Read full biography
André Verdet was born in 1913 and was raised by his aunt and uncle at Saint Paul, France. He did his military service in the colonial troops. His first book, Histoires originales du pays de Saint Paul, was published in 1939 and was followed by numerous collections of poems. In 1941 he met Jacques... Read full biography
André Verdet was born in 1913 and was raised by his aunt and uncle at Saint Paul, France. He did his military service in the colonial troops. His first book, Histoires originales du pays de Saint Paul, was published in 1939 and was followed by numerous collections of poems. In 1941 he met Jacques Prévert with whom he would publish four books of poetry. During the Résistance, Verdet was at the head of a group involved in sabotage and counter-espionage for the "Combat" movement. He was arrested... Read full biography
André Verdet was born in 1913 and was raised by his aunt and uncle at Saint Paul, France. He did his military service in the colonial troops. His first book, Histoires originales du pays de Saint Paul, was published in 1939 and was followed by numerous collections of poems. In 1941 he met Jacques Prévert with whom he would publish four books of poetry. During the Résistance, Verdet was at the head of a group involved in sabotage and counter-espionage for the "Combat" movement. He was arrested and deported to Auschwitz and Buchenwald. Repatriated in 1945, upon his return to France he published his "Anthology of Poems from Buchenwald". In 1949 he went back to Saint Paul where he settled definitively and where he became the friend and... Read full biography
André Verdet was born in 1913 and was raised by his aunt and uncle at Saint Paul, France. He did his military service in the colonial troops. His first book, Histoires originales du pays de Saint Paul, was published in 1939 and was followed by numerous collections of poems. In 1941 he met Jacques Prévert with whom he would publish four books of poetry. During the Résistance, Verdet was at the head of a group involved in sabotage and counter-espionage for the "Combat" movement. He was arrested and deported to Auschwitz and Buchenwald. Repatriated in 1945, upon his return to France he published his "Anthology of Poems from Buchenwald". In 1949 he went back to Saint Paul where he settled definitively and where he became the friend and confident of many painters, among which were Matisse, Chagall, Braque, Picasso, Hartung, Léger and Arman.... Read full biography
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André Verdet was born in 1913 and was raised by his aunt and uncle at Saint Paul, France. He did his military service in the colonial troops.
His first book, Histoires originales du pays de Saint Paul, was published in 1939 and was followed by numerous collections of poems.
In 1941 he met Jacques Prévert with whom he would publish four books of poetry. During the Résistance, Verdet was at the head of a group involved in sabotage and counter-espionage for the "Combat" movement. He was arrested and deported to Auschwitz and Buchenwald.
Repatriated in 1945, upon his return to France he published his "Anthology of Poems from Buchenwald". In 1949 he went back to Saint Paul where he settled definit...But wait, there's more...
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