Marion Sénones, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marion Sénones

French painter and illustrator

Date of Birth: 08-Jun-1886

Place of Birth: Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 03-Oct-1977

Profession: illustrator, painter, explorer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Marion Sénones, born Marcelle Borne, was a French painter and illustrator. Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, she spent her childhood and early life in Rennes where she learned design and painting at the School of Fine Arts.
In 1917 she moved to Paris where she was editorial secretary of several reviews, including L’Europe nouvelle and Ève. In 1931, she met ethnologist Odette du Puigaudeau.
The two women spent several years doing field work with the nomads of western Sahara.
Sénones illustrated a large number of Puigaudeau's books.