École des beaux-arts de Montréal

École des beaux-arts de Montréal (French pronunciation: [ekɔl de boz‿aʁ mɔ̃ʁeal]; The School of Fine Arts in Montreal; EBAM) was an educational institution founded in Quebec in 1922. The Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society was instrumental in its creation. Its former Sherbrooke Street building now houses the Office québécois de la langue française.

École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal building in 2011.

Faculty of the school include Edwin Holgate as well as Academy Award-winning animator and painter Frédéric Back, who taught there briefly prior to joining Radio-Canada.[1]

The building was completed in 1922 as the Commercial & Technical High School, designed by Montreal architect Jean-Omer Marchand, and is located at 3450 Saint Urbain Street (at Sherbrooke Street) in Montreal.[2]

In 1969, the school was incorporated into the Faculty of the Arts of the University of Quebec at Montreal.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ Hustak, Alan. "Montrealer Frédéric Back won Oscars for animated films". The Globe and Mail. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  2. ^ "FICHE DU BÂTIMENT". Grand répertoire du patrimoine bâti de Montréal. City of Montreal. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Caiserman-Roth, Ghitta" in Elizabeth Sleeman, ed., The International Who's Who of Women 2002 (2002), p. 86
  4. ^ "Drouin, Jacques". NFB Profiles. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  5. ^ McGarrigle, Anna & Jane (2015). Mountain City Girls. Canada: Penguin Random House. ISBN 978-0-345-81402-9.
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