Linah Morin

Linah Morin (later Linah Guillon,1866, Paris - April 25, 1923, Saint-Quay-Portrieux) was a 19th-century French sculptor active in Paris from the 1880s to the 1890s.

Biography Until 1887, Morin resided in Avenue de Villiers 147, the site of the École de sculpture pour femmes, a prominent women's school of sculpture founded by Hélène Bertaux. In 1888 she moved down the road to Avenue de Villiers 45. She regularly exhibited her work at the Paris Salons between 1885 and 1891. Her work focused on portraits and allegorical themes, with a strong preference for busts. in 1889 she attained full membership status as a societaire (Sre) of the Société des Artistes Français. She later married Dr. Paul Guillon, the former secretary-general and president of the Société de médecine de Paris.

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