Pierre Imans

Pierre Imans was a French mannequin designer.[1]

Imans began producing mannequins in 1896. They were made of wax in an unconventional, naturalistic style.[1][2][3][4][5]

He remade the wax face of Bernadette of Lourdes.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Strike, Karen (July 4, 2016). "Pierre Imans' Wax Mannequins And The Ideal Female Body".
  2. ↑ "Pierre Imans - Bust - French". the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  3. ↑ Mallonee, Laura C. (September 26, 2014). "Artists' Mannequins Through the Centuries". Hyperallergic.
  4. ↑ "Artists' mannequins exposed in full at Cambridge exhibition". the Guardian. October 12, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Life imitates art: How shop mannequins have influenced body image".
  6. ↑ "The Not-Quite Incorruptible St. Bernadette of Lourdes". Atlas Obscura.


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