Claude Lafortune Explained

Claude Lafortune
Birth Date:5 July 1936
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Death Place:Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
Occupation:Artist

Claude Lafortune (5 July 1936 – 19 April 2020) was a Canadian paper artist, set decorator, and television personality.[1]

Biography

A graduate of the École des beaux-arts de Montréal, Lafortune collaborated on many graphic design projects before he became famous for his paper art.

He had an exhibit devoted to his paper art work—titled Colle, papier, ciseaux—at the Musée des cultures du monde in Nicolet, Quebec.[2] The exhibition has traveled to Longueuil, Montreal, Terrebonne, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Lachine, Chicoutimi, Bonaventure, La Malbaie, and New Brunswick.[3]

Lafortune died in Longueuil, Quebec, aged 83, after contracting COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[4]

He is the subject of Tanya Lapointe's 2020 documentary film The Paper Man (Lafortune en papier).[5]

Prizes

Television appearances

Filmography

Stage theater appearances

Notes and References

  1. Web site: L'animateur Claude Lafortune décède des suites de la COVID-19. 19 April 2020. Le Journal de Montréal. French.
  2. Web site: Colle, papier, ciseaux. Société des Musées du Québec. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190514040439/https://www.musees.qc.ca/fr/professionnel/produits-services/expos-itinerantes/colle-papier-ciseaux. 14 May 2019.
  3. Web site: Colle, Papier, Ciseaux. Musée des Religions du Monde. French. 2020-04-20. 2021-04-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20210421054709/http://www.museedesreligions.qc.ca/nos-expositions/passees/colle-papier-ciseaux. dead.
  4. Web site: L'animateur Claude Lafortune décède des suites de la COVID-19. Scali. Dominique. Le Journal de Montréal. 19 April 2020 . 20 April 2020. fr.
  5. , "Hommage à l'idole de jeunesse Claude Lafortune". La Presse, December 7, 2020.
  6. Web site: Claude Lafortune. Le coffre aux souvenirs. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231818/http://coffreauxsouvenirs.starquebec.net/L/lafortune_claude.htm. 3 March 2016.
  7. Web site: L'artiste visuel Claude Lafortune recevra un doctorat honoris causa de l'UQAM. 13 May 2019. Le Lézard. French.
  8. Web site: Claude Lafortune, le magicien du papier. 13 May 2019. Radio-Canada. French.
  9. Web site: Une vie de papier. 28 March 2018. LaFabriqueCulturelle.tv. French.