Alice Nolin Explained

Alice Nolin (1896  - 1967) was a Canadian artist and educator.

She was born in Sorel, Quebec. Nolin studied painting with William Brymner and continued her studies at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal, studying with, and Alfred Laliberté. She worked under Alfred Laliberté in sculpture at the Monument-National. She also studied at the Académie Colarossi in Paris. In 1924, she won the Minister's Prize for sculpture at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal. Nolin also exhibited at the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and at the exhibitions of the Art Association of Montreal from 1921 to 1935.[1]

She taught at the École des Arts et Métiers at the Monument National from 1936 to 1946; she also taught at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal.

Nolin completed busts of Alfred Laliberté, Édouard Montpetit and Sir William Logan and a bas-relief of Charles Gill. She also created a bronze medallion for the tomb of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine in Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.[1] [2]

She died in 1967, probably in Montreal.[3]

Four of her sculptures are held by the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec;[4] another is held by the .[3]

Rue Alice-Nolin in Montreal was named in her honour.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nolin, Alice . Canadian Women Artists History Initiative . 2018-05-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180501160754/https://cwahi.concordia.ca/sources/artists/displayArtist.php?ID_artist=221 . 2018-05-01 . live .
  2. Web site: Nolin, Alice (1896-1967) . Historical Dictionary of Quebec Sculpture in the 20th Century . 2018-05-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180501224349/http://dictionnaire.espaceartactuel.com/en/artistes/nolin-alice-1896-1967/ . 2018-05-01 . live .
  3. Book: Karel, David . Dictionnaire des artistes de langue française en Amérique du Nord: peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs, graveurs, photographes, et orfèvres . 598 . 1992 . Presses Université Laval . 2763772358 . fr . 2018-05-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180501161433/https://books.google.ca/books?id=xojsRTC5ttcC&pg=PA598 . 2018-05-01 . live .
  4. Web site: Alice Nolin. www.collections.mnbaq.org. 18 January 2020.
  5. Web site: Rue Alice-Nolin . Commission de toponymie Québec . fr . 2018-05-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180501161102/http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/Fiche.aspx?no_seq=160752 . 2018-05-01 . live .