École Estienne
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L’école Estienne is the traditional name of the Graduate School of Arts and Printing Industry. It is located at 18, Boulevard Auguste-Blanqui
in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, not far from the Butte-aux-Cailles
.
The school was named in honour of the Estienne family, a famous family of 16th century printers including Henri Estienne (elder)
, Robert Estienne
and Charles Estienne
. Its vocation was to address the poor qualifications and standards of printing and book-making, covering theoretical and practical aspects.
The main building was designed by architect Menjot Dammartin and built in 1896. The frame of the machine shop (1200 m2) was built by the Gustave Eiffel
workshops in Levallois-Perret
. The premises were inaugurated in July 1896 by the President of France Félix Faure
.
Monograph of the Ecole Estienne. Municipal School of Professional Art and Paper Industries, Paris, Imprimerie School Estienne, 1900, 228 p.
Boulevard Auguste-Blanqui
The Boulevard Auguste-Blanqui is a boulevard in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. It is one of the main arteries linking the Place d'Italie with the Place Denfert-Rochereau....
in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, not far from the Butte-aux-Cailles
Butte-aux-Cailles
The Butte-aux-Cailles is a neighbourhood of Paris, France located in the XIIIe arrondissement on one of the hills in the southeast corner of the city....
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History
In 1887 the anthropologist and linguist Abel Hovelacque proposed that the city of Paris should create a municipal school of arts and professional printing for industry. In November 1889 the school opened with 108 students in temporary premises on rue Vauquelin.The school was named in honour of the Estienne family, a famous family of 16th century printers including Henri Estienne (elder)
Henri Estienne (elder)
Henri Estienne, also known as Henricus Stephanus, was a 16th-century Parisian printer. He was born in Paris in 1470 and began as a bookseller in Paris from 1502 to 1520, though his father was not in favour of this enterprise. He began to print probably in 1505. In this year he issued the Abrégé de...
, Robert Estienne
Robert Estienne
Robert I Estienne , known as Robertus Stephanus in Latin and also referred to as Robert Stephens by 18th and 19th-century English writers, was a 16th century printer and classical scholar in Paris...
and Charles Estienne
Charles Estienne
Charles Estienne was an early exponent of the science of anatomy in France. Charles was a younger brother of Robert Estienne, the famous printer, and son to Henri, who Latinized the family name as Stephanus. He married Geneviève de Berly....
. Its vocation was to address the poor qualifications and standards of printing and book-making, covering theoretical and practical aspects.
The main building was designed by architect Menjot Dammartin and built in 1896. The frame of the machine shop (1200 m2) was built by the Gustave Eiffel
Gustave Eiffel
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was a French structural engineer from the École Centrale Paris, an architect, an entrepreneur and a specialist of metallic structures...
workshops in Levallois-Perret
Levallois-Perret
Levallois-Perret is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.-Name:The name Levallois-Perret comes from two housing developments, Champerret and Village Levallois , and which resulted in the incorporation of the...
. The premises were inaugurated in July 1896 by the President of France Félix Faure
Félix Faure
Félix François Faure was President of France from 1895 until his death.-Biography:Félix François Faure was born in Paris, the son of a small furniture maker...
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Alumni
- Louis-Joseph Soulas (1905–1954), painter and engraver.
- Robert DoisneauRobert DoisneauRobert Doisneau was a French photographer. In the 1930s he used a Leica on the streets of Paris; together with Henri Cartier-Bresson he was a pioneer of photojournalism...
(1912–1994), photographer. - Lucien Fontanarosa (1912–1975), painter.
- SinéSinéMaurice Sinet , known as Siné, is a French cartoonist.As a young man he studied drawing and graphic arts, while earning a living as a cabaret singer. After his military service he started publishing his drawings and also worked as a photo-retoucher for porn magazines. His first published drawing...
(1928 -), cartoonist. - Boubat Edward, (1923–1999), photographer.
- Pierre Faucheux, (1924–1999), graphic designer
- CabuCabuCabu is a French comic strip artist and caricaturist.He started out studying art at the École Estienne in Paris and his drawings were first published by 1954 in a local newspaper...
(1938 -), cartoonist. - Armand Lee(1947 -) painter, artist
- Auti Dominique (1949–2008), author, publisher, Professor.
- Benoit Morel - singer of Tordue.
- Francis Place (1957), writer, illustrator.
- Dominique Ladoga (1958) Writer, director, producer and novelist.
- Christian Olivier (1964) - songwriter of Têtes Raides,
- Xavier de Rosnay (1982), half of the duo JusticeJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
- Pierre GandonPierre GandonPierre Gandon was a French illustrator and engraver of postage stamps. He was born January 20, 1899 in L'Haÿ-les-Roses and died July 23, 1990.-Youth:...
(1899–1990), - Decaris Albert (1901–1988),
- Jacques Combet (1920 -)
- Pierre Forget (1923–2005),
- Spoiler Peter (1932 -)
- Jumelet Claude (1946 -)
- Patrick Lubin (1951 -).
- Carine Brancowitz (1972 -), illustrator
General references
Three books on the History of the Ecole Estienne are available at the School library.- Volume 1: 1889-1939 From the Belle Epoque to the Phony War.
- Volume 2: From 1939 to 1968 defeat at the shambles.
- Volume 3: 1969-2000 Footprints on the Moon to the bug of the Century.
Monograph of the Ecole Estienne. Municipal School of Professional Art and Paper Industries, Paris, Imprimerie School Estienne, 1900, 228 p.