Jean DALLAIRE

Born in Hull, Quebec in 1916, Dallaire studied art at the technical school in Hull and later at the Toronto technical school.  He also studied in Boston and painted religious murals for the Dominican Fathers.  He won a province of Quebec prize to study in France and was imprisoned by the Germans during the war  but continued to paint during his confinement.  He returned to Canada in 1946 and took a job teaching tapestry at Ecole des Beaux Arts.  He worked for the NFB on film strips and also had a studio in Ottawa where he created large canvases using painstaking methods to ensure their durability.  His fantastical paintings were often bordering on comedic, but possessed a meloncholic edge. Jean Dallaire died in Vence, France in 1965.  His works can be found in every major Canadian museum.

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