Seat-portrait of César
Roger Tallon (1929-2011)
France, 1966
Plywood laminated glued photograph, painted metal
Gift of Roger Tallon, 1995
Inv. 995.23.2
© ADAGP, Paris / MAD, Paris / photo : Jean Tholance
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The sculptor César was invited to design a Christmas nativity set for 1966 at Orly airport. He invited his friend Roger Tallon for this extravagant nativity set where the Baby Jesus babbles in a television among bottes of straw, while around him, the saints are incarnated by character-seats. Many stars of the time, such as Brigitte Bardot, but also César and Roger Tallon appear on the anthropomorphic seats.