Sylvia Daoust
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Sylvia Daoust (24 May, 1902 - July 19, 2004), born in Montréal, was one of the first female sculptors in Québec. She graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal (Montréal School of Fine Arts), but also studied in Europe. As well as working as a professional sculptor, she taught at the École des Beaux-Arts de Québec from 1930 to 1943, then at the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal from 1943 to 1968.
The majority of her works are religious in content and form. They have been described as a mixture between religious classicism and realism. Her works include the Nicolas Viel bronze adorning the façade of the Quebec National Assembly, Mary Queen of the World at Montreal's Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral, and a statue of Édouard Montpetit at the Université de Montréal.
Sylvia Daoust has won several prizes, including the "Allied Arts Medal" from the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada in 1961 [1] (http://www.raic.org/winnersEarch.asp#allied). She was made a member of the Royal Society of Canada, the Order of Canada and the Ordre national du Québec.
External links
Images and galleries
- Sculpture: Marie Queen of the World (http://collections.ic.gc.ca/relig/cmrdm/cmrdme14.htm).
- Gallery (http://cybermuse.gallery.ca/cybermuse/search/artist_work_e.jsp?iartistid=1287) (empty as of 28 July, 2004) from the Canadian government's Cybermuse (http://cybermuse.gallery.ca/) project.
Information
- Eulogy (http://www.ledevoir.com/2004/07/27/59983.html) (in French) from Le Devoir.
- Biography (http://collections.ic.gc.ca/milne/daoust.html) from the Eleanor Milne album on the governmental Canada's digital collections (http://collections.ic.gc.ca/) website.
- Biography and criticism (http://collections.ic.gc.ca/sculpture/text/daoust.html) from the Canadian Sculpture: Coming of Age (http://collections.ic.gc.ca/sculpture/nav/icdoc.html) project.
- Biography (http://www.mce.gouv.qc.ca/g/html/onq/87/87_20.htm) (in French) from the Ordre national du Québec.