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  Sylvia Daoust Signed Madonna and Child Wood Sculpture - ME-2095
A wood carver of great talent, Sylvia Daoust was born in Montréal, Québec in 1902.
In 1929 Daoust was awarded a Québec Provincial Government Scholarship to study in France.
Daoust was a teacher at the École des Beaux-Arts both in Montréal and in Québec City.
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 Sylvia Daoust (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-11)
Flight 2: 1, Johanna Daoust; 2, Elaine Maund.
Sylvia Daoust (24 May, 1902 - 2004), born in Montréal, was one of the first female sculptors in Quebec.
Her works include the Nicolas Viel bronze adorning the façade of the Quebec National Assembly, Marie Queen of the World at the Montréal Mary Queen of the World Cathedral and a statue of Édouard Montpetit at the Université de Montréal.
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 P. Daoust — Davide Daprà : ZoomInfo Business People Information
Joseph Daoust, SJ, is the President of the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, California, and...
Pal Daoust was nominated by the Gevity board for election at that meeting.
Daoust, 58, is chairman and chief executive of...
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 Mary Queen of the World
Another painting celebrates the life of Jeanne Mance, a foundress of Montreal, who was known for her special care of the sick.
A statue of Mary, Queen of the World by artist Sylvia Daoust stands at the rear of the church.
Various texts dealing with the life of James the Apostle that are incorporated into the frieze found in the nave and transepts remind the visitor that the saint was the original patron of the cathedral.
www.catholicherald.com /articles/02articles/montreal-cathedral.htm   (584 words)

  
 The B.C. Catholic Newspaper - Front Page
The creche designs will be available on domestic 50-cent stamps as well as on 85-cent U.S. stamps and $1.45 international stamps.
The stamps, designed by I. Charney Design Inc., are based on the creches of Sylvia Daoust and Keena and Michel Forest, which were chosen from an impressive permanent collection of more than 950 Nativity scenes from some 100 countries at the Musee des Creches at St. Joseph's Oratory in Montreal.
The word creche is derived from an old French word for a manger or crib.
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 Olindo Gratton (1855-1941) - Religion et sculpture [Exerpt: English summary] - Bernard Mulaire
Besides Elzéar Soucy, Bourgault and Vallière, new generations of sculptors would want to provide the Quebec Church with its icons.
The work of sculptors steeped in the ideals of the religious art revival movement — such as Armand Filion (born 1906), Marius Plamondon (1914-76), Louis Parent (1908-82), Sylvia Daoust (born 1902), Max Boucher (1918-75), and Émile Brunet — were featured in Arts et pensée magazine (Montreal) at the beginning of the 1950s.
Through their discovery of the material's expressive qualities, they would contribute to the evolution of Quebec sculpture within the context of Modernity.
www3.sympatico.ca /bmulaire/articles/article_ancien07_grattonengp6.html   (193 words)

  
 Globeinvestor.com: Minister Jean Lapierre unveils three new Christmas stamps
The custom of setting up a creche under the Christmas tree became widespread during the 1930s.
These stamps were designed by I. Charney Design Inc. and are based on the creches of Sylvia Daoust, Keena, and Michel Forest.
These creches were chosen from the impressive permanent collection of more than 950 nativity scenes from some 100 countries at the Musee des creches, at Saint-Joseph's Oratory in Montreal.
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 Sylvia Daoust on artnet
Find works of art, auction results & sale prices of artist Sylvia Daoust at galleries and auctions worldwide.
Find unknown or rarely seen works by important artists
sample: Here are the top 2 of 2 past sale results for Sylvia Daoust:
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  Gleanings from Prophetic Expositor - PE File 59 ...
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Obituary: Sylvia Daoust 1902-2004 - One of the first women to earn a living as a sculptor in Quebec won acclaim for her religious and secular works
Anglican prelates unrepentant - Bishops express regret that many oppose blessing of same-sex unions in the church
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