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About the lecture:
The place of Albert Dumouchel in art history (1916-1971) is that of an esteemed teacher who trained many of the first generation of modern printmakers in Quebec. Despite his important legacy in the print arts and international influence as an artist during his career, little about his work is known today. For three decades, Dumouchel explored the possibilities of printmaking by pushing the boundaries of techniques and materials and reinventing visual and discursive strategies using multiple images.
Biography:
Peggy Davis is a professor of art history at the Université du Québec à Montréal, where she teaches 18th- and 19th-century art and visual culture as well as the history of printmaking. A specialist in print culture, she carries out research on subjects such as satirical or journalistic prints, illustrated travel diaries, and books with print illustrations. She has focused on the graphic work of Albert Dumouchel since 2019. In addition to initiating this exhibition of Dumouchel's prints at the MMFA, she is also the co-curator, with Nicole Milette, of the Dumouchel impérissable exhibitions that will be presented at UQAM’s Centre de design and Centre des livres rares et collections spéciales from February 8 to April 8, 2023. She is currently preparing a book on Dumouchel that will be published by Les Presses de l'Université de Montréal in 2023-2024.