Annie Cohen-Solal
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Annie Cohen-Solal (1988)
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| Nationality | French |
| Institutions | French Embassy New York University University of Berlin Hebrew University of Jerusalem École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales Université de Caen Johns Hopkins University |
| Notable awards | Légion d’Honneur |
Annie Cohen-Solal is a French academic and writer. Born in pre-independence Algeria, she is part of the Jewish diaspora that left that country for France during the Algerian War of Independence.
Her most famous work is a biography of Jean-Paul Sartre, Sartre: A Life, which has been translated into sixteen languages. The French edition of her book about the rise of American artists from the 19th to the 20th century, Un jour ils auront des peintres (English title: Painting American), was awarded the Prix Bernier by the Académie des Beaux-Arts.
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Life
From 1989 to 1993, Cohen-Solal served as Cultural Counselor at the French Embassy in the United States. She has taught at New York University, the University of Berlin, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. Cohen-Solal is a Professor of American studies at the Université de Caen as well as Visiting Scholar at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (Maryland).
In 2009, at the French Consulate in New York, she was presented with the title of Chevalier dans l’ordre national de la Légion d’Honneur (Knight of the ‘National Order of the Legion of Honor’), the highest decoration in France, by Ambassador Pierre Vimont.
In Spring 2010, Cohen-Solal published Leo and His Circle: The Life of Leo Castelli, a cultural biography of Leo Castelli, America’s most influential art dealer, which was awarded the ArtCurial Prize for the best book on contemporary art.
Annie Cohen-Solal lives in Paris and Cortona (Italy).
Bibliography
- Sartre: A Life, Translated Anna Cancongi, Pantheon Books, 1988, ISBN 9780394756622; Translated Norman MacAfee, New Press, 2005, ISBN 9781565849747
- Painting American: The Rise of American Artists, Paris 1867-New York 1948, Translated Laurie Hurwitz-Attias, Knopf, 2001, ISBN 9780679450931
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External links
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 Annie Cohen-Solal. Her latest book, “Mark Rothko: Toward the Light in the Chapel," Charlie Rose, 4/5/2015 |
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| Annie Cohen-Solal: Jean-Paul Sartre, Cornell University, Oct. 24, 2008 |
- Personal Website
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