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Place of Birth: Vincennes, Île-de-France, France
About Roger Capron
- Roger Capron was born in Vincennes, France on September 4, 1922.
- Interested in drawing, he studied Applied Arts in Paris from 1939 to 1943 and worked as an art teacher in 1945.
- He died on November 8, 2006 leaving behind a considerable body of work that is recognized worldwide. In 1946, Roger Capron moved to Vallauris, where he founded a ceramics workshop known as 'l`Atelier Callis', contributing to the renaissance of ceramics in Vallauris. In 1952, Roger Capron purchased an abandoned pottery in Vallauris and opened a small ceramics factory, with 15 workers.
- By 1957 he had established a considerable international reputation.
- In 1980 his factory employed 120 people and during that same decade he reverted to making one-off pieces which were shown internationally.
- Following an economic crisis, the factory was closed in 1982.
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