LEWIS, Stanley = Interview on Radio Centreville-CINQ.
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- Collection
- LEWIS, Stanley = Interview on Radio Centreville-CINQ.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 compact disc (CD-ROM).
- Fonds No.
- P0216
- Date
- 2000.
- Scope and Content
- Artist Stanley Lewis interviewd by Howard Gontovnick, co-host and Stanley Asher, host, Arts Notebook program on Radio CentreVille-CINQ 102.5 FM Montreal, February 26, 2000. After donation, this CD was also copied onto an archival quality master CD for preservation.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 compact disc (CD-ROM).
- Scope and Content
- Artist Stanley Lewis interviewd by Howard Gontovnick, co-host and Stanley Asher, host, Arts Notebook program on Radio CentreVille-CINQ 102.5 FM Montreal, February 26, 2000. After donation, this CD was also copied onto an archival quality master CD for preservation.
- Date
- 2000.
- Fonds No.
- P0216
- History / Biographical
- Stanley Lewis was born in Montreal in 1930 and died on Aug. 14, 2006. Stanley Lewis was a sculptor, printmaker, teacher and photographer. He created sculptures until a few months before his death. Mr. Lewis was regarded by many as a national treasure in the contemporary art world. Stanley Lewis's works are in prestigious collections worldwide including Canada: The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Artothèque de Montréal, le Musée du Québec and National Gallery of Canada. Since 1950, he has exhibited in galleries and museums constantly throughout the world, including Paris, Florence, Israel, New York and Mexico. Dedicaded artist Stanley Lewis was head of the sculpture department at the Saidye Bronfman Centre School of the Fine Arts, taught at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, was a founding member of Quebec Sculptors Association, and honorary member of the Accademia Internazionale Tommaso Campanella.Stanley Lewis created and donated many works to institutions and causes, including l'École Polytechnique in memory of the tragedy which led to the death of many young women. The studio on "The Main" Through all his travels, Mr. Lewis always returned to Montreal and his studio above the Berson's Tombstone Company, on St. Laurent Blvd., which in his words was "a constant reminder that we are mortal souls but our creations are timeless." This studio on the Main was a hub for many artists and his powerful presence a cornerstone to the art community and the Jewish community. He was producing new works in his studio up until a few months before his death. The biography comes from "The following information was submitted in August of 2006 by Sylvie Berthiaume on AskART.com".
- Custodial History
- The CD was donated by Howard Gontovnick on January 30, 2007
- Notes
- P07/04.Stanley Lewis, who died in 2006, was an important Canadian and Canadian Jewish artist.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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