F ashion ▁events ▁in ▁England ▁Category : Events ▁in ▁London ▁Category : 2 0 0 9 ▁in ▁London ▁Category : A zer ba ij ani ▁fashion <0x0A> </s> ▁André ▁Abb al ▁( 1 8 7 6 – 1 9 5 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁sculpt or . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁commission ed ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁several ▁war ▁mem orial s ▁and ▁this ▁article ▁gives ▁details ▁of ▁his ▁most ▁important ▁work . ▁ ▁Best ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁pione er ▁of ▁" Direct ▁car ving " ▁who ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁" L ' Ap ô tre ▁de ▁la ▁T aille ▁Direct e " ▁( the ▁apost le ▁of ▁direct ▁car ving ). ▁ ▁Biography ▁Born ▁in ▁Monte ch ▁in ▁the ▁T arn ▁et ▁G aron ne , ▁the ▁son ▁and ▁grand son ▁of ▁st on em asons , ▁Abb al ' s ▁parents ▁were ▁Lé on ▁Arm and ▁Abb al , ▁who ▁pract iced ▁as ▁a ▁sculpt or , ▁and ▁Jean ne ▁Cou ste au . ▁His ▁pat ernal ▁grand father ▁was ▁Jacques ▁Abb al , ▁who ▁worked ▁with ▁V io let - le - D uc ▁rest oring ▁religious ▁monuments . ▁ ▁Abb al ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁É cole ▁des ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁in ▁Toul ouse , ▁then ▁the ▁É cole ▁des ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁in ▁Paris ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁taught ▁by ▁Alexandre ▁F alg ui ère ▁and ▁Anton in ▁Mer ci é . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁frequent ▁exhib itor ▁at ▁the ▁Sal on ▁des ▁Art istes ▁Fran çais