Pierre Imans
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Pierre Imans was a French mannequin designer.[1]
Imans began producing mannequins in 1896. They were made in wax in an unconventional and naturalistic style.[2][3][4][5][1]
He remade the wax face of Bernadette of Lourdes.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Strike, Karen (July 4, 2016). "Pierre Imans' Wax Mannequins And The Ideal Female Body".
- ^ https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/736157
- ^ Mallonee, Laura C. (September 26, 2014). "Artists' Mannequins Through the Centuries". Hyperallergic.
- ^ "Artists' mannequins exposed in full at Cambridge exhibition". the Guardian. October 12, 2014.
- ^ "Life imitates art: How shop mannequins have influenced body image".
- ^ "The Not-Quite Incorruptible St. Bernadette of Lourdes". Atlas Obscura.