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Artist's bag by Françoise Bujold | Artist's bag | Lugowaqane'gmuti

Information about the object

Historical period

Unknown

Dimensions

Bag height: 18 cm. Width: 31 cm. Depth: 18 cm.

Classification

Fine arts -- Drawing

Accession number

1993.6.1

Division

Fine arts -- Means of expression -- Mixed media

Collection

Jacques Chapdelaine

Donor

Jacques Chapdelaine

Category/theme

Description of the object

This set consists of a bag, wax crayons (62) inside a box, and its lid bearing the inscription "Crayons and brushes that belonged to Françoise Bujold."

Value of the item

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.

The object bears witness to Françoise Bujold's drawing and painting practice, which she explores in conjunction with linocut and woodcut printing. She uses mixed media in her drawing practice: oil and dry pastels, wax crayons, acrylics, etc. Françoise Bujold offers courses and workshops exploring this discipline in Montreal and Gesgapegiag, among other places.

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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.