Carabin, François Rupert

(3/27/1862 Saverne-1932 Strassburg) (France)

   Sculptor, medalist, gem cutter, etcher, wood carver, commercial artist, goldsmith, ceramicist, and furniture maker. Studied under Jacques Per-rin. In 1920 he became the Director of the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Strasbourg. He emphasized the female form even as part of his furniture designs.

   Source: Benezit, vol. 3: p. 353; DoA vol. 5: p. 691; ThB V 1911: p. 562.