Francois Boucher (art historian)

François Leon Louis Boucher (26 November 1885 – 23 November 1966) was a French museum curator and writer.

François Boucher
Born(1885-11-26)26 November 1885
Paris, France
Died23 November 1966(1966-11-23) (aged 80)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
NationalityFrench

Biography

edit

Boucher was born in Paris on 26 November 1885. He became curator at the Musée Carnavalet, Paris. He founded the Union française des arts du costume (UFAC) that later merged with the costume museum Musée de la mode et du textile of the Louvre under the guidance of his assistant Yvonne Deslandres.[1] Boucher died in Neuilly-sur-Seine on 23 November 1966, at the age of 80.

Works

edit
  • Tableau de la France par les écrivains illustres, 1948
  • Histoire du Costume en Occident de l’antiquité à nos jours, 1963-5
  • 20,000 Years of Fashion: The History of Costume and Personal Adornment, (with Yvonne Deslandres), 1966

References

edit
  1. ^ Library of Congress entry for Boucher, François, 1885–1966