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Valentine <I>Gross</I> Hugo

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Valentine Gross Hugo

Birth
Boulogne-sur-Mer, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Death
16 Mar 1968 (aged 81)
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
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Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France Add to Map
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Artist. Associated with Diaghilev's Ballets Russes during its early days and later with Cocteau and the Surrealists. She is probably best known for her illustrations of Paul Eluard's poetry. She also designed the costumes for the classic film "The Passion of Joan of Arc" (1928) and appeared in Luis Bunuel's "The Golden Age" (1930). She was married to Jean Hugo, great-grandson of Victor Hugo.
Artist. Associated with Diaghilev's Ballets Russes during its early days and later with Cocteau and the Surrealists. She is probably best known for her illustrations of Paul Eluard's poetry. She also designed the costumes for the classic film "The Passion of Joan of Arc" (1928) and appeared in Luis Bunuel's "The Golden Age" (1930). She was married to Jean Hugo, great-grandson of Victor Hugo.

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  • Added: Apr 14, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13952740/valentine-hugo: accessed ), memorial page for Valentine Gross Hugo (16 Mar 1887–16 Mar 1968), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13952740, citing Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France; Maintained by Find a Grave.