Prix de Rome Laureates
Philippe Thill
Premier Grand Prix de Rome in sculpture, 1963
Philippe Thill wins the Premier Grand Prix de Rome in sculpture, 1963, and becomes a resident of the French Academy in Rome, at the Villa Medici.
The Roman stay took place under the direction of the painter Balthus, who was then restoring the villa and its gardens.
That same year, the Premier Grand Prix was also awarded to Jacqueline Georges Deyme.