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Auguste Eugène Martin dit Coupaye

Fumay 1866 - Fumay 1925
Union leader of slate workers
(Wikipedia)

André Sauvant
Susse Frères (Paris)
1963

Fumay / Auguste Eugène Martin dit Coupaye

Description

Bronze bust of Martin Coupaye. It is cast after the plaster original made by Sauvant.

Inscription(s)

AUGUSTE EUGENE MARTIN
dit
MARTIN COUPAYE
1866-1925
Militant syndicaliste,
créateur, en 1902,
de la chambre syndicale
des ouvriers ardoisiers.
Initiateur d'une loi promulguée
en 1920, rattachant les ardoisiers
au régime de retraite
accordé aux mineurs de charbon.

Signature

a. sauvant

Sculptor

André Sauvant, French sculptor and painter.

Sources & Information

Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel, IA08000100.

Locatie (N 49°59'31" - E 4°42'8") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frca031; Photograph: 25 May 2019
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