Louis Henri Jean Charlot (February 8, 1898 - March 20, 1979) was a French painter and illustrator, active in Mexico and the United States. Charlot was born in Paris. His father, Henri, owned an import-export business and was a Russian-born émigré, albeit one who supported the Bolshevik cause. His mother Anna was herself an artist. His mother's family originated from Mexico City, his grandfather a French-Indian mestizo.

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  • Louis Henri Jean Charlot (February 8, 1898 - March 20, 1979) was a French painter and illustrator, active in Mexico and the United States. Charlot was born in Paris. His father, Henri, owned an import-export business and was a Russian-born émigré, albeit one who supported the Bolshevik cause. His mother Anna was herself an artist. His mother's family originated from Mexico City, his grandfather a French-Indian mestizo. Charlot spent an extensive period of his life living and working in Mexico. In 1921, he and his mother left Europe to settle in Mexico City. He met Fernando Leal (1896-1964) and shared his studio, with him he started avant-garde woodcut and, after Leal's invitation, participated in the founding of the Mexican Muralism with his fresco "The Massacre of the Templo Mayor" (1921-1922), in front of Fernando Leal's "The Dancers of Chalma" (1921-23). In his fresco Charlot portrayed himself, Leal and Rivera. He also worked as an illustrator during the excavations at Chichen Itza under Sylvanus Morley. In 1942 he painted an oil on canvas mural for the post office at McDonough, Georgia: "Cotton Gin", 4 1/2 by 11 feet. In 1949, Charlot relocated to Hawaii to become a professor of art at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He continued to live and work there until his death in 1979. Abstract Expressionist Kenneth O. Goehring and Jean's son Martin Charlot were among his students. Charlot came to Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1947 to take the job as Head of the Art School of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. He taught fresco painting and worked with Lawrence Barrett on several editions of lithographs. While there he also taught art at The Fountain Valley School, an independent school for boys (at that time), founded in 1930. Charlot left the Fine Arts Center in 1949 under a cloud of misunderstandings between himself and the Arts Center's Board or Trustees and the Art Center's director, Mitch Wilder. Charlot then went to teach at the University of Hawaii where he stayed for over 30 years, teaching art. During the summer of 1969, Charlot worked with Tony Smith at UH and Smith thanked him by creating a piece in the For... series for Charlot; For J.C. The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Hawaii State Art Museum, the Honolulu Academy of Arts, the Isaacs Art Center (Waimea, Hawaii) and the University of Hawaii at Manoa library are among the public collections having works by Jean Charlot. In 1940 he illustrated the book Tito's Hats (Garden City Publishing), which was written by the future actor Mel Ferrer.
  • Louis Henri Jean Charlot war ein in den Vereinigten Staaten und Lateinamerika aktiver Maler und Grafiker französischer Herkunft.
  • Louis Henri Jean Charlot, fue un pintor francés nacido en París activo en México y en los Estados Unidos. Su padre, Henri, quién era un inmigrante ruso poseía un negocio de importaciones y exportaciones, quien era conocido por compartir la causa de los Bolcheviques. Su madre Anna, era una artista cuya familia residía en la Ciudad de México. Jean se mudó a la Ciudad de México en 1921. Ahí conoció el arte prehispánico el cuál siempre le asombró e influyó su obra. En sus inicios fue asistente del muralista Diego Rivera. También participó ilustrando las excavaciones en las ruinas de Chichen Itzá dirigidas por el arqueólogo estadounidense Sylvanus Morley. Más tarde, en 1949, se mudó a Hawaii, donde se dedicó a impartir clases de arte en la Universidad de Manoa en Hawaii. Continuó trabajando y viviendo ahí hasta su muerte en 1979. El pintor expresionista abstracto Kenneth O. Goehring fue su alumno.
  • Louis Henri Jean Charlot est un peintre français et dessinateur, actif au Mexique et aux États-Unis. Charlot est né à Paris. Son père, Henri, possédait une affaire dans l'export-import était un émigré d'origine russe, bien qu'étant un de ceux qui soutenait la cause bolshevik. Sa mère Anna était aussi une artiste. La famille du côté de sa mère était originaire de Mexico, son grand-père un métisse franco-indien. Charlot passa une grande partie de sa vie vivant et travaillant à Mexico. En 1921, lui et sa mère quittèrent l'Europe pour s'établir à Mexico. Il trouva un un travail en tant qu'assistant de Diego Rivera. Il a aussi travaillé en tant que dessinateur durant les excavations de Chichén Itzá sous la direction de Sylvanus Morley. En 1942 il réalisa une peinture à l'huile intitulée Cotton Gin pour le bureau de poste de McDonough (Géorgie). En 1949, Charlot partit pour Hawaii pour devenir un professeur d'art à l'université d'Hawaii à Manoa. Il y continua à travailler jusqu'à sa mort en 1979. L'expressionniste abstrait Kenneth O. Goehring fut un de ses élèves. Le Musée des beaux-arts de San Francisco, le Hawaii State Art Museum, la Honolulu Academy of Arts et l'Université d'Hawaii sont parmi les collections publiques ayant des oeuvres de Jean Charlot.
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  • Louis Henri Jean Charlot (February 8, 1898 - March 20, 1979) was a French painter and illustrator, active in Mexico and the United States. Charlot was born in Paris. His father, Henri, owned an import-export business and was a Russian-born émigré, albeit one who supported the Bolshevik cause. His mother Anna was herself an artist. His mother's family originated from Mexico City, his grandfather a French-Indian mestizo.
  • Louis Henri Jean Charlot war ein in den Vereinigten Staaten und Lateinamerika aktiver Maler und Grafiker französischer Herkunft.
  • Louis Henri Jean Charlot, fue un pintor francés nacido en París activo en México y en los Estados Unidos. Su padre, Henri, quién era un inmigrante ruso poseía un negocio de importaciones y exportaciones, quien era conocido por compartir la causa de los Bolcheviques. Su madre Anna, era una artista cuya familia residía en la Ciudad de México. Jean se mudó a la Ciudad de México en 1921. Ahí conoció el arte prehispánico el cuál siempre le asombró e influyó su obra.
  • Louis Henri Jean Charlot est un peintre français et dessinateur, actif au Mexique et aux États-Unis. Charlot est né à Paris. Son père, Henri, possédait une affaire dans l'export-import était un émigré d'origine russe, bien qu'étant un de ceux qui soutenait la cause bolshevik. Sa mère Anna était aussi une artiste. La famille du côté de sa mère était originaire de Mexico, son grand-père un métisse franco-indien.
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