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Left side, First Nations figure; Robert LaPalme (born Joseph-Anatole-Thomas-Robert Gaboriau) was one of the most famous Quebec caricaturists; his work appeared in nearly every important French newspaper in Canada, and he illustrated numerous books. He was also artistic director for the metro (subway...
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ftmitdome:oai:dome.mit.edu:1721.3/171746 2023-05-15T16:16:18+02:00 Food and Drink LaPalme, Robert Robert LaPalme (Canadian artist, 1908-1997) Site: Montréal Botanical Garden (Montréal, Québec, Canada) ca. 1956 (creation) 1956 glazed ceramic tile image/jpeg http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/171746 unknown 255811 archrefid: 2972 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/171746 6A1-LAPR-BGM-A19 © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only MIT caricatures or satire genre historical human figure France--Colonies--America eating French cuisine dining Twentieth century image 1956 ftmitdome 2022-03-15T17:35:32Z Left side, First Nations figure; Robert LaPalme (born Joseph-Anatole-Thomas-Robert Gaboriau) was one of the most famous Quebec caricaturists; his work appeared in nearly every important French newspaper in Canada, and he illustrated numerous books. He was also artistic director for the metro (subway), where he set a policy that favored representational art telling the history of Montreal, one of the first metro networks to include public art throughout the network. The murals for the Botanical Garden Restaurant follow that idea; here, a depiction of French colonists in costumes of various periods enjoying traditional foods. The restaurant was renovated in 2013, but preserved the layout and used colors found in the mural. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/29/2014) Still Image First Nations MIT Libraries Dome Canada |
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Left side, First Nations figure; Robert LaPalme (born Joseph-Anatole-Thomas-Robert Gaboriau) was one of the most famous Quebec caricaturists; his work appeared in nearly every important French newspaper in Canada, and he illustrated numerous books. He was also artistic director for the metro (subway), where he set a policy that favored representational art telling the history of Montreal, one of the first metro networks to include public art throughout the network. The murals for the Botanical Garden Restaurant follow that idea; here, a depiction of French colonists in costumes of various periods enjoying traditional foods. The restaurant was renovated in 2013, but preserved the layout and used colors found in the mural. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/29/2014) |
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