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Henri Michaux

(1899–1984) Painter France

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Henri Michaux was a painter from France, best known for Henri Michaux.

Quick Facts About Henri Michaux

Born
May 24, 1899
Died
October 19, 1984
Nationality
France
Profession
Painter
Notable works
Henri Michaux

About Henri Michaux

Henri Michaux was a Belgian-born French experimental poet, writer and painter. Michaux is renowned for his strange, highly original poetry and prose, and also for his art: the Paris Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Museum in New York had shows of his work in 1978. His autobiographical texts that chronicle his psychedelic experiments with LSD and mescaline include Miserable Miracle and The Major Ordeals of the Mind and the Countless Minor Ones. He is recognised for his idiosyncratic travelogues and books of art criticism. Michaux is also known for his stories about Plume – "a peaceable man" – one of the most unenterprising heroes in literature, a character subject to many misfortunes.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Grand prix national des Lettres

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