Simone Hudon-Beaulac

Simone Marie Yvette Hudon-Beaulac
Born
Simone Marie Yvette Hudon

(1905-09-09)September 9, 1905
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
DiedAugust 5, 1984(1984-08-05) (aged 78)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Known forPainter

Simone Marie Yvette Hudon-Beaulac (9 September 1905 – 5 August 1984) was a Canadian painter and printmaker.

Early life

Born Simone Marie Yvette Hudon in Quebec City, she studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in her native city, graduating in 1931 after study with Lucien Martial and H. Ivan Neilson.

Career

She succeeded Neilson in 1931, and taught engraving, perspective, interior design and illustration until 1945.[1] She moved to Montreal in 1945 and worked there as a book illustrator.[2] She won numerous awards during her career, and was exhibited widely, notably with Sylvia Daoust. She was a member of the Society of Canadian Painter-Etchers and Engravers. A member of the Canadian Society of Graphic Art, she illustrated the book Au fil des côtes de Québec published by the Government of Quebec in 1967 for the Canadian centennial in 1967.[3][4] Hudon was selected to represent Quebec of the exhibition Contemporary Art of the Western Hemisphere, which travelled to the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio 8 December 1942 – 10 January 1943.[5][6][7]

One of her students was Louise Carrier who also became widely known for her artistry.[8]

Collections

Her work is included in the collection of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.[9]

References

  1. ^ Jules Heller; Nancy G. Heller (19 December 2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-63882-5. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  2. ^ Prakash, A. (2008-10-10). Independent Spirit: Early Canadian Women Artists. Richmond Hill, Ont. ; Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. ISBN 978-1-55407-417-4.
  3. ^ "Canadian Women Artists History Initiative : Artist Database : Artists : HUDON-BEAULAC, Simone Marie Yvette". Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Canadian Women Artists History Initiative : Artist Database : Artists : HUDON-BEAULAC, Simone Marie Yvette". cwahi.concordia.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  5. ^ "Front Matter, The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Vol. 30, No. 8, Program of Events October, 1943 - January, 1944 (Oct., 1943)". JSTOR 25141081. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ International Business Machines Corporation (1941-01-01). Contemporary art of the Western hemisphere: permanent collection, International Business Machines Corporation. Toronto?: IBM. OCLC 433911700. Archived from the original on 2017-04-27. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ Martin, Denis; Musée du Québec (1988). L'estampe au Québec, 1900-1950: Musée du Québec. [Québec]: Le Musée. ISBN 978-2-551-06872-2.
  8. ^ lacorniche (2014-02-22). "Louise Carrier". La Corniche Art Gallery. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  9. ^ "Hudon, Simone".