Tag archives for Québec
From the Hand of Man: Ornamented Tools from the Montague Tool Museum
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Article by Larry Thompson
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esign is implicit in the making of objects, and it originates with our hands. We are born with these essential, primary tools that shape...
The Beauty of the Thing: The Chapel of Sainte-Cécile in the Village of Calixa-Lavallée
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Article by Jacques et Nicolas Boulerice
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eaning on his shovel in silence, a man called Pierre Moussard stands in the snow. In the madness and folly of the...
Bank Note Iconography and the Ornaments of Commerce
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Article by Don McLean
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ver the course of the next few years, Canadian paper currency will be changing to Canadian plastic currency as the Royal Canadian Mint...
the presence of the past
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Article by Lucy and Evan Price
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he Auberge Saint-Antoine, situated in the Old Port of Quebec, first opened its doors in 1992. Initially a modest undertaking,...
Gilles Beaugrand, De Ferronnier à Orfèvre
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Article by Paul Bourassa
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illes Beaugrand (Montréal, 1906 – Laval, 2005) est diplômé de l’École des beaux-arts de Montréal, en 1928. Boursier de la Province, il étudie...
Le Beau Dans La Vie Des Habitants De La Nouvelle-France
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Article by Jean-Pierre Hardy
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‘essentiel des écrits sur l’art en Nouvelle-France laisse à penser que le beau est l’apanage des plus fortunés seulement. De fait, la plupart...