Six pages of handwritten sheets measuring 11 x 17 inches containing the poems "La fille unique" (The Only Daughter), "L’amour de l’eau" (Love of Water), "Peine perdue" (Lost Effort), "Le bain" (The Bath), "À la prison de tes bras" (In the Prison of Your Arms), and "Ils ont parlé" (They Spoke). The sheets are paginated up to 7, but the 7th page is missing. Photograph protected by copyright. Reproduction prohibited.

The object bears witness to the participation of people of Acadian origin in Quebec's artistic, political, and social effervescence. Indeed, the object bears witness to the work of Françoise Bujold, an Acadian artist from Bonaventure. Throughout her work, Françoise Bujold highlights the cultural characteristics of the Gaspé Peninsula, beginning with the communities that make up the region, the richness of the Gaspé language, and its territory. This document illustrates Françoise Bujold's artistic activities, including her poetry, which spanned her entire career (1953-1981).

"La fille unique" (The Only Child), the first poem in this series, was included in a collection of the same name, published in 1958. "L'amour de l'eau" (Love of Water) is part of the collection Au catalogue de solitudes (In the Catalog of Solitudes), published in 1955. The poem "Peine perdue" (Lost Effort) may be unpublished, as is the poem "Le bain" (The Bath). "À la prison de tes bras" (In the Prison of Your Arms) was also published in the collection "La fille unique" in 1958.

Françoise Bujold (1933-1981) was the daughter of Oscar Bujold and Elise Grenier. She was a multidisciplinary artist from Bonaventure; a writer, poet, and artist. Along with Marie Anastasie, she was the first woman to study at the Institut des arts graphiques de Montréal. She studied graphic arts with Albert Dumouchel, graphic design and layout with Gilles Robert, and color separation with Arthur Gladu. During her lifetime, she published nine collections of poetry, five articles, and wrote short stories. She hosted and exhibited at the Percé Art Center for nearly twenty years. She also gave engraving workshops with the Mi'gmaqs of Gesgapegiag, which resulted in two collections: Une fleur debout dans un canot (1962) and La naissance du soleil (1966). She also made a film with Jacques Godbout featuring the Mi'gmaqs of Gesgapegiag, Le monde va nous prendre pour des sauvages. In the final years of her career, in 1979, she stayed in Miguasha to draw fossils. She died in January 1981.