Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a French sculptor, born in Saint-Etienne, France. He was elected member of the Académie des Beau

Is a French sculptor, born in Saint-Etienne, France. He was elected member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts on November 9, 1983 and president in 1992 and 1997. He is best known for his statues in Paris of Sir Winston Churchill 1998 on the Right Bank of the Seine in front of the Petit Palais and on Avenue Winston Churchill[1]; of General Charles de Gaulle 2000 on the Champs-Elysées in front of the Grand Palais;[2] and of Thomas Jefferson 2006 on the Left Bank on the Seine by the Pont des Arts.[3]

Better known by his stage name Jean, is a Puerto Rican singer. He is the younger brother of also sin

Better known by his stage name Jean, is a Puerto Rican singer. He is the younger brother of also singer Luis Fonsi.From his early childhood, Jean was surrounded by the energy, passion and love of music that his parents proudly infused in his creative development. His father, a music collector with unlimited tastes, made sure an escape room existed in their home as refuge to retire and enjoy his precious treasures.

Was a French-Armenian artist. Jean arrived in Paris in 1924 to study architecture. He started workin

Was a French-Armenian artist. Jean arrived in Paris in 1924 to study architecture. He started working as a theater decorator but he then quickly realized he preferred drawing and painting. In 1938, more than a hundred exhibitions of his works were organized in Paris, in the French provinces and abroad. In 1949, he received the coveted Hallmark prize.

Was a French classical pianist. He was the son of the renowned pianists Robert and Gaby Casadesus, a

Was a French classical pianist. He was the son of the renowned pianists Robert and Gaby Casadesus, and grandnephew of Henri Casadesus and Marius Casadesus.Jean Casadesus was born in Paris. He was taught to play piano by his parents and studied at the Conservatoire de Paris before going to the United States to continue his studies at Princeton University.He made his debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy in 1947 and thereafter enjoyed success as a concert pianist and also as a piano teacher, principally at the American Conservatory at Fontainebleau. His notable students include Robert D. Levin.

Was a French writer, art critic, poet and member of the French Resistance during World War II. In 19

Was a French writer, art critic, poet and member of the French Resistance during World War II. In 1932 Jean Cassou became an inspector of historic monuments. In 1934 he became a member of the Vigilance Committee of anti-fascist intellectuals and director from 1936 of the review Europe. In 1936 he was a member of the cabinet of Jean Zay, Minister of State Education and of the Art-schools of the Popular front. He was then in favour of the Spanish Republic and socialism, and approached the communist party - but broke with then in 1939 at the time of the Germano-Soviet pact. On the approach of the German army, he went to the castle at Compiègne and devoted himself to the safeguard of the national heritage.

Was a French miniature painter and illuminator of manuscripts. He is best known for his work in Trè

Was a French miniature painter and illuminator of manuscripts. He is best known for his work in Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. He is the brother of the sculptor Michel Colombe.

Was a French dancer and choreographer and later held the esteemed post of First Balletmaster of the

Was a French dancer and choreographer and later held the esteemed post of First Balletmaster of the Paris Opera Ballet. He is best known for the creation of the Romantic ballet Giselle (1841) which he choreographed in tandem with another French dancer, Jules Perrot.

Was a French painter, sculptor, etcher, engraver, and geometrician. He is known as "Jean Cousin the

Was a French painter, sculptor, etcher, engraver, and geometrician. He is known as "Jean Cousin the Elder" to distinguish him from his son Jean Cousin the Younger, also an artist.

Was a French painter.Crotti was born in Bulle, Fribourg, Switzerland. He first studied in Munich, Ge

Was a French painter.Crotti was born in Bulle, Fribourg, Switzerland. He first studied in Munich, Germany at the School of Decorative Arts, then at age 23 moved to Paris to study art at the Académie Julian. Initially he was influenced by Impressionism, then by Fauvism and Art Nouveau. Around 1910 he began to experiment with Orphism, an offshoot of Cubism, and a style that would be enhanced by his association in New York City with Marcel Duchamp and Francis Picabia.

Is a former American child actress who was a regular in the Our Gang short subjects series from 1927

Is a former American child actress who was a regular in the Our Gang short subjects series from 1927 to 1929.In 1926 at the age of four, Dorothy Jean LeVake got her big break when she passed her screen test and was accepted for a part in the Hal Roach Our

Was a French dancer and ballet master. He is most noted for creating the ballet, La Fille mal gardé

Was a French dancer and ballet master. He is most noted for creating the ballet, La Fille mal gardée, one the most enduring and popular works of the ballet repertoire. Dauberval was trained at the school of the Paris Opéra where he studied under the great Jean-Georges Noverre. He was appointed premier danseur of the ballet of the Académie Royale de Musique in 1763, and, in 1771, he was named ballet master. From 1781 until 1783, he was engaged as maître de ballet to the Académie.

Is a French-born artist. He is a pioneer of work combining art and technology.[1] He works in the fi

Is a French-born artist. He is a pioneer of work combining art and technology.[1] He works in the fields of conceptual art, performance art, painting, installations, sculptures and video art. In the 1970s he curated many performance art events involving different artists from Fluxus, the New York's avant-garde and neo-dada scene. Many of his works are part of important collections such as Centre Pompidou in Paris and Musée de Nice.

Was a French Renaissance goldsmith and engraver, now best known for his engravings. He was the first

Was a French Renaissance goldsmith and engraver, now best known for his engravings. He was the first significant French printmaker. He had a highly personal style, often compared to that of William Blake, with very crowded plates, a certain naive quality, and intense religious feeling.

Was French painter, caricaturist, illustrator and journalist. Mostly he considered himself to be jou

Was French painter, caricaturist, illustrator and journalist. Mostly he considered himself to be journalist and political commentator. His pseudonym is created by his initials F. L..Paintings cycle The creation of the world is considered to be his greatest work (picturized in 1957 by director E. Hofman). Whole cycle has five books Le Ciel et la Terre (Sky and earth), Les Plantes et Animaux (Plants and animals), L'Homme (Man), La Femme (Woman) and Le Roman d'Adam et Eve (Story of Adam and Eve). Among his important works we can place also collection of antifascist caricatures from 1935 and book of cartons When Animals Still Talkedfrom 1953.

Was a French painter and sculptor. He was one of the most important practitioners of Tachisme.

Was a French painter and sculptor. He was one of the most important practitioners of Tachisme.

Is a French author, poet and singer.His first 45 RPM single was released in 1958, without success. I

Is a French author, poet and singer.His first 45 RPM single was released in 1958, without success. It was not until 1959, with publisher Gérard Meys, who also became his close friend and associate, that his career started to flourish. He signed with Decca and released his second single, Ma Môme, in 1960 under the musical direction of Meys.

Was the most important French painter of the 15th century, a master of both panel painting and manus

Was the most important French painter of the 15th century, a master of both panel painting and manuscript illumination, and the apparent inventor of the portrait miniature.

Was a French Rococo painter and tapestry designer. He was one of a family of painters, being the son

Was a French Rococo painter and tapestry designer. He was one of a family of painters, being the son of the portrait painter François de Troy (1645-1730), under whom he first studied, and at whose expense he went to Italy 1699-1706, staying in Rome, but also visiting many north Italian cities.

Was a French Impressionist painter whose major works often foreground the figure within a landscape

Was a French Impressionist painter whose major works often foreground the figure within a landscape painted en plein air.

Was a prominent Breton sculptor. Fréour was born in Nantes. He studied at the Bordeaux School of th

Was a prominent Breton sculptor. Fréour was born in Nantes. He studied at the Bordeaux School of the Fine arts and attended the classes of Louis-Henry Bouchard in the national School of the Fine arts in Paris. He is a member of the Breton artistic movement Seiz Breur.

Popularly known as Coupé Cloué, was a Haïtian singer, guitarist, and bandleader. He was known for

Popularly known as Coupé Cloué, was a Haïtian singer, guitarist, and bandleader. He was known for defining a style of Haïtian compas music he called kompa mamba, and for the sometimes bawdy innuendo used in his songs. During his career, he was one of Haïti's most prominent musicians, and found much success in West Africa as well.

French sculptor and architect, is one of the major figures of the French Renaissance. His early life

French sculptor and architect, is one of the major figures of the French Renaissance. His early life is little known; he may have traveled in Italy. He worked at the church of Saint-Maclou, his earliest documented work,[2] and the cathedral in Rouen, in 1541-42, where he executed the monument to Louis de Brézé, seigneur d'Anet, before arriving in Paris, where he collaborated with the architect Pierre Lescot at the church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois about 1544, working on the pulpit, which was dismantled in the mid-eighteenth century.

Was a French painter whose abstract work of the 1930s established him as a leading modernist. His mi

Was a French painter whose abstract work of the 1930s established him as a leading modernist. His midcareer rejection of abstraction was followed by nearly five decades as a figurative painter. He was also the author of several books and an extensive body of critical writing.

Is a French painter.He studied in Marseille and Paris and lives in Marseille. He carried out a lot o

Is a French painter.He studied in Marseille and Paris and lives in Marseille. He carried out a lot of exhibitions since its first exposure in Marseille in 1965. He was inspired by the painters of its area, Cézanne, of course, and Vincent Van Gogh, but especially, he kept his freedom, illustrating magnificiently that art is initially freedom to do something and to call it art… with the proviso of doing it with talent, inspiration and genius.

Was a French violinist and composer. He was a younger contemporary of Jean-Philippe Rameau and enjoy

Was a French violinist and composer. He was a younger contemporary of Jean-Philippe Rameau and enjoyed great success in his day. Pierre-Louis Daquin (son of the composer Louis Claude Daquin) claimed: "If I couldn't be Rameau, there's no one I would rather be than Mondonville.[1]