- 1881
- Argentan
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Born in Argentan in northwestern France
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- Argentan
- 1897
- Caen
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Serves as apprentice to an architect in Caen, France
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- Caen
- 1900
- Paris
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Moves to Paris and works as architectural draftsman
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- Paris
- 1909
- Paris
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Takes a studio at La Ruche (French for “the beehive”), an art-studio complex in Paris, where he befriends artists such as Robert Delaunay and Jacques Lipchitz, and the writer Blaise Cendrars
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- Paris
- 1911
- Paris
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Moves to a studio in another part of Paris, where he paints Smoke over Rooftops
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- Paris
- 1914
- France
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Serves in World War I
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- France
- 1919
- Paris
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Paints The City
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- Paris
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Illustrates The End of the World (La fin du monde), a book written by Blaise Cendrars
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- Paris
- 1921
- Paris
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Designs curtains, stage sets, and costumes for Skating Rink, a production by Ballet suédois
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- Paris
- 1923
- Paris
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Designs sets and costumes for Creation of the World for Ballet suédois
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- Paris
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Paints The Large Tugboat
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- Paris
- 1923
- Paris
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Collaborates with other artists to produce his only film, Mechanical Ballet (Ballet mécanique)
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- Paris
- 1924
- Venice, Paris
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Visits several cities in Italy, including Venice, with his art dealer; paints Animated Landscape after returning to France
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- Paris
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Starts an art school in Paris with several other artists
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- Venice, Paris
- 1931
- United States
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Makes first trip to the United States
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- United States
- 1935
- United States
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Makes second trip to the United States
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- United States
- 1938
- New York City
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Makes third trip to the United States; creates studies for cinematic mural to be installed in the lobby of Radio City Music Hall in midtown Manhattan
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- New York City
- 1940
- New York City
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Lives in New York City during World War II
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- New York City
- 1945
- France
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Works and resides in France
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- France
- 1955
- Gif-sur-Yvette
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Dies in Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Gif-sur-Yvette
- 1960
- Biot
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Musée National Fernand Léger opens in Biot, France
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- Biot
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