1. Louis Leygue returned to France from Canada just before the declaration of war.
14 Facts About Louis Leygue
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The war years were difficult for Leygue who got by teaching design.
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Louis Leygue was arrested by the Gestapo, imprisoned at Fresnes and sent to Germany before being transferred to a concentration camp.
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Louis Leygue's health suffered badly and the experiences of this period were to leave an emotional scar.
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The war over Louis Leygue was offered and accepted the position of "Professeur Chef d'atelier de sculpture" at the Ecole nouvelle des Beaux-Arts, and the Paris Berri gallery mounted his first exhibition of design drawings and small sculptures.
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Louis Leygue was an accomplished medallist and produced several medallions for the French mint.
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Louis Leygue died on 2 March 1992 and his main works were as follows:-.
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Louis Leygue's work included sculptures in the "Grand Salon", positioned around a 17th-century tapestry from Gobelins depicting Constantine's victory and a reproduction of the Vimy memorial.
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Louis Leygue was commissioned to create this memorial to the 1400 citizens of the Ain deported by the Nazis.
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Louis Leygue executed a bas-relief and decorated the casing for the organ.
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Louis Leygue was commissioned to execute a copy of Bernin's statue for the Palais Taverna in Rome.
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Louis Leygue sculpted a huge depiction of a Phoenix in bronze and this stands on the university's esplanade.
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Louis Leygue worked on this monumental sculpture of two seated figures representing France and Italy, sat in front of a wall 88 metres in length.
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The museum holds several sculptures and paintings by Louis Leygue including "Triptoleme", a 1950 bronze and another bronze "La France" dating to 1955.