Jean-Louis Gervat

February 12, 1962 - February 28, 1962

A French priest, virtually unknown outside of his village as an artist, has been discovered and his name is rapidly becoming recognized in the art world principally because of the efforts of two Colby graduates and members of the Friends of Jean-Louis Gervat in America. This show has been brought to Colby through the efforts of Dr. Edward Martin and Arnold Sturtevant. At the age of ten, Abbe Gervat’s eventual career was established by a chance meeting with the great.