Max Leognany
Max Leognany was a French artist.
He grew up in Yport-sur-Mer, and as a young man entered the École des Beaux-Arts.
He studied continuously during the Second World War and received training in a jeweller's workshop. He then specialised in engraving coins and medals, and in 1945 he was awarded the Prix de Rome in the Engraving category. He concentrated mainly on medals, but produced some sculptures, as well as 40 ceremonial swords for members of the French Academy, including the sword of Léopold Sédar Senghor. He did work on both French and foreign decorations, of which the National Order of Merit was one. He was himself a Knight of the Legion of Honour.
