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Boris Vian
?–1959
WA-00020013
PaintingZazou
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Works in Collection
9
Assets Indexed
7
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Publications Referenced
70%
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Field Verification (6 fields)
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- BiographyWikipedia + Wikidata· 88%
- Birth yearWikidata· 70%
- NationalityWikidata· 70%
- Primary mediumWikidata· 70%
- Profile imageWikidata· 70%
- Death yearWikidata· 70%
Source Registry (1)
- WikidataTier 1 · Institutional40%
About
Why this artist matters now
Boris Vian was a French polymath who is primarily remembered for his novels. Those published under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan were bizarre parodies of criminal fiction, highly controversial at the time of their release owing to their unconventional outlook.
Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 40% · Updated 3mo ago
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Zazou
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Painting
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Background
Education
École Centrale Paris
Visual Arts · 1942
Lycée Hoche
Visual Arts · 1935
Lycée Condorcet
Visual Arts
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