She was born at Pontgibaud, the daughter of Elie Mayade, a blacksmith, and his wife Félicie, a dressmaker. She studied art in Paris, staying with an aunt who kept a gallery in Montmartre;[1] there she became associated with Maurice Utrillo and Suzanne Valadon.[2] At the age of seventeen, she became a pupil of Auguste Renoir. She joined the French Communist Party. At the outbreak of the Second World War, she was teaching at a girls' school; she soon joined the Resistance and did not hide her political beliefs.[3]
Wartime activitiesedit
On 30 October 1941, Charles de Gaulle, leader of the Free French, broadcast on the BBC from London, encouraging a national "Stand to Attention", in which French people would observe a five-minute silence in memory of those killed by the Germans, as a protest against the occupation of France.[4] In 1943, when Garcin-Mayade encouraged her pupils to participate in another such exercise, two of them reported her to the authorities, and she was arrested and sentenced to five years' hard labour.[3] On 10 May 1944, she was deported to Ravensbrück concentration camp.
While at Ravensbrück she was accused of sabotage and was transferred to a punishment camp at Rechlin. There she was encouraged by another Resistance member, Paulette Pradel, to begin drawing again. She produced many works illustrating the prisoners and the terrible conditions at the camp.[3] The camp was liberated by the Swedish Red Cross in 1945, but her art works were burned for fear of typhus contamination. She later recreated many of them from memory, in oils and other media.
Legacyedit
On the 70th anniversary of the Liberation, an exhibition of Garcin-Mayade's work was held in her home town of Pontgibaud.[1] Many of her works are on permanent display at the Musée Michelet in Brive.[5]
In her birthplace of Pontgibaud, the Collège Anna Garcin-Mayade was renamed in her honour.
Referencesedit
^ ab"L'œuvre de Garcin-Mayade contre l'oubli". La Montagne (in French). 15 May 1945. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
^Jean Sanitas (2004). Mémoire de survivants des camps de la mort nazis (in French). L'Harmattan. p. 119. ISBN2747578305.
^ abc"BIOGRAPHIE D'ANNA GARCIN-MAYADE" (PDF). Les amitiés de la Résistance (in French). Retrieved 29 April 2018.
^"Radio Londres, a weapon of war". Chemins de Mémoire. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
^"L'exposition permanente". Musée Michelet (in French). Retrieved 29 April 2018.
January 01, 1970
anna, garcin, mayade, january, 1897, 1981, french, painter, member, french, resistance, during, second, world, contents, early, life, wartime, activities, legacy, referencesearly, life, editshe, born, pontgibaud, daughter, elie, mayade, blacksmith, wife, félic. Anna Garcin Mayade 17 January 1897 3 May 1981 was a French painter and a member of the French Resistance during the Second World War Contents 1 Early life 2 Wartime activities 3 Legacy 4 ReferencesEarly life editShe was born at Pontgibaud the daughter of Elie Mayade a blacksmith and his wife Felicie a dressmaker She studied art in Paris staying with an aunt who kept a gallery in Montmartre 1 there she became associated with Maurice Utrillo and Suzanne Valadon 2 At the age of seventeen she became a pupil of Auguste Renoir She joined the French Communist Party At the outbreak of the Second World War she was teaching at a girls school she soon joined the Resistance and did not hide her political beliefs 3 Wartime activities editOn 30 October 1941 Charles de Gaulle leader of the Free French broadcast on the BBC from London encouraging a national Stand to Attention in which French people would observe a five minute silence in memory of those killed by the Germans as a protest against the occupation of France 4 In 1943 when Garcin Mayade encouraged her pupils to participate in another such exercise two of them reported her to the authorities and she was arrested and sentenced to five years hard labour 3 On 10 May 1944 she was deported to Ravensbruck concentration camp While at Ravensbruck she was accused of sabotage and was transferred to a punishment camp at Rechlin There she was encouraged by another Resistance member Paulette Pradel to begin drawing again She produced many works illustrating the prisoners and the terrible conditions at the camp 3 The camp was liberated by the Swedish Red Cross in 1945 but her art works were burned for fear of typhus contamination She later recreated many of them from memory in oils and other media Legacy editOn the 70th anniversary of the Liberation an exhibition of Garcin Mayade s work was held in her home town of Pontgibaud 1 Many of her works are on permanent display at the Musee Michelet in Brive 5 In her birthplace of Pontgibaud the College Anna Garcin Mayade was renamed in her honour References edit a b L œuvre de Garcin Mayade contre l oubli La Montagne in French 15 May 1945 Retrieved 29 April 2018 Jean Sanitas 2004 Memoire de survivants des camps de la mort nazis in French L Harmattan p 119 ISBN 2747578305 a b c BIOGRAPHIE D ANNA GARCIN MAYADE PDF Les amities de la Resistance in French Retrieved 29 April 2018 Radio Londres a weapon of war Chemins de Memoire Retrieved 29 April 2018 L exposition permanente Musee Michelet in French Retrieved 29 April 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anna Garcin Mayade amp oldid 1212392416, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
