Louis Archambault OC RCA (April 4, 1915 – January 27, 2003) was a Quebec sculptor and ceramicist,[1] who was one of the members of the "new sculpture" movement in Canada that moved away from traditional methods towards abstraction.[2]
Louis Archambault | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 4, 1915 |
| Died | January 27, 2003 (aged 87) |
| Resting place | Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery |
| Education | BA, University of Montreal in 1936 and a diploma in ceramics from the École des Beaux Arts, Montreal in 1939 |
| Known for | Sculptor |
Career
editBorn in Montreal, Quebec, he received his BA from the University of Montreal in 1936 and a diploma in ceramics from the École des Beaux Arts, Montreal in 1939,[3] becoming an instructor in sculpture at the École in 1949.[4] In 1952, he exhibited his work at the then Art Gallery of Toronto with Alfred Pellan.[4] In 1953, he won a Canadian Government Fellowship to study in Paris and Venice.[4] In 1956, works by Archambault along with those of Jack Shadbolt and Harold Town represented Canada at the Venice Biennale.[3] He was commissioned in 1957 to make a ceramic wall for the Canadian pavilion at the Brussels International and Universal Exposition in 1958.[4] In 1958, he won the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's Allied Arts Medal.[3]
His work is in such public collections in Canada as the National Gallery of Canada,[5] the Art Gallery of Ontario[4] and the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa.[6] His completed commissions include sculptures for the Pearson International Airport, Malton, Ontario; the Ottawa airport; Expo ’67, Montreal and Queen`s Park, Toronto.[3] He was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.[3] In 1968, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[7]
He was the subject of Searching for Louis Archambault (À la recherche de Louis Archambault), a 2000 documentary film by Werner Volkmer.[8]
After his death in 2003, he was entombed at the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Sculptor Louis Archambault dies". CBC.ca. January 29, 2003.
- ^ Boyanoski, Christine (2010). "Sculpture before 1960". The Visual Arts in Canada: the Twentieth Century. Foss, Brian, Paikowsky, Sandra, Whitelaw, Anne (eds.). Don Mills, Ont.: Oxford University Press. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-19-542125-5. OCLC 432401392.
- ^ a b c d e "Louis Archambault". www.archives.gov.on.ca. Government of Ontario archives. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
- ^ a b c d e Bradfield, Helen (1970). Art Gallery of Ontario: the Canadian Collection. Toronto: McGraw Hill. ISBN 0070925046. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
- ^ "Louis Archambault". www.gallery.ca. National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
- ^ Archambault, Louis. "Collection". rmg.minisisinc.com. Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
- ^ "Louis Archambault". www.gg.ca. Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
- ^ Ariane Émond, "La vie généreuse du cinéaste Werner Volkmer". Le Devoir, June 20, 2020.
- ^ Répertoire des personnages inhumés au cimetière ayant marqué l'histoire de notre société (in French). Montreal: Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.
Bibliography
edit- Tippett, Maria. "Sculpture in Canada". Douglas & McIntyre, 2017. Retrieved 2020-08-22.