Ferdinand Cheval | |
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| Born | April 19, 1836 Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse, Drôme, France |
| Died | August 19, 1924 (aged 88) |
| Burial place | Hauterives cemetery |
| Nationality | French |
| Other names | Facteur Cheval |
| Occupation(s) | Mail carrier, artist |
| Years active | 1879–1924 |
| Notable work | Le Palais idéal |
| Spouse(s) | Rosaline Revol (1858–1873) Claire-Philomène Richaud (1879–1914) |
| Children | 3 |
Ferdinand Cheval (French pronunciation: [fɛʁdinɑ̃ ʃəval]; 19 April 1836 – 19 August 1924), often nicknamed Facteur Cheval ("Mail Carrier Cheval")[1] was a French mail carrier who spent 33 years building Le Palais idéal (the "Ideal Palace") in Hauterives, in southeastern France.[2][3] It is regarded as an extraordinary example of naïve art architecture.
- ^ "Ideal Palace: The naive dream of the Cheval Factor". AC Presse. 10 March 2019.
- ^ Palais Idéal: The postman’s palace Archived 23 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Interesting Thing of the Day, 15 August 2007.
- ^ Blume, Mary (3 May 2007). "The postman who delivered a palace". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 22 January 2023.