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Last Name Descombes
Given Name Roger
alt. Names R. D. ;
Marriage June (1xxx-1xxx) in c. 1930 / 1932
Children
Year born 1915 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, le Locle region
Year died 1979
Place of death Montana
Father's occupation
Relatives Cécile (18xx-19xx) (mother)
Education Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, then a four year commercial Art degree course at Glasgow School of Art
Country of Activity Switzerland
Worked for fashion drawing for top designers such as Dior, Molyneux, Jacqmar, Hardy Amies and Hartnell ;
Patronage Duke and Duchess of Argyle ;
Collaborators in Le Locle region
Techniques botanical drawing and
Sample(s) http://www.roger-descombes.com/DSP_galleryItems.cfm?catID=16&count=2
Archival sources http://www.roger-descombes.com/index.cfm?s_lang=en& ; http://fmhibd.library.cmu.edu/HIBD-DB/ArtCat/recordlist.php?-skip=1600&-max=25
Published sources
other Rather known as an artist. Further Places of Activity: France (Paris) and United Kingdom (England: London) and Scotland (Glasgow)). See also: http://www.sikart.ch/kuenstlerinnen.aspx?id=4024640 .
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