Caption
Under the sensitive fingers of Andre Campeau (left) and Maurice Beauregard, second year student's fine woods turn into beautiful chairs of period and modern design.
Date
December 1, 1953
Accession Number
LAC-NFB68795
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175932
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Sketching helps 4th-year students, Andre Dufresne (left) and Lise Dumas, develop artistic perception as step towards good furniture design.
Date
December 1, 1953
Accession Number
LAC-NFB68805
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175933
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Executing abstract woodcarving, Yolande Bonnenforte, 2nd-year student, learns to express her ideas in concrete form.
Date
December 1, 1953
Accession Number
LAC-NFB68809
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175934
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Photostory #005: Furniture Making in Canada a Fine Art
Photographers
Maker
National Film Board Photos by Chris Lund
Release Date
August 3, 1955
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archive
Main Text
In this age of mass-produced, machine-stamped furniture, Montreal's provincially-sponsored Ecole du Meuble (Furniture-Making School) is dedicated to restoring furniture making as a fine art._x000B__x000B_The 25-year old Ecole du Meuble is more than just a trade school for carpenters: Its 3-year course gives students a complete training in art as applied to cabinet making. To further this aim, students receive instruction in sculpture, ceramics, interior design, as well as furniture design and construction. The teaching encourages students to introduce individuality into their creations._x000B__x000B_The school, with an enrollment of 400, graduates fine craftsmen. Skilled in the use of beautiful woods, they handle their materials with the deftness of artisans, from drawing board to finished product.
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