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1925 Montreal, Quebec, Canada - 2013 Tourrettes-su-Loup, Alpes-Maritimes, France. Known for: Stone and wood sculpture, ceramics, lithography, teaching.
Robert Roussil. 1925 - 2013. Robert Roussil did a thousand or so odd jobs before enrolling in the Canadian army from 1942 to 1944. When the war was over, he benefited from a scholarship offered by... Read full biography
Robert Roussil. 1925 - 2013. Robert Roussil did a thousand or so odd jobs before enrolling in the Canadian army from 1942 to 1944. When the war was over, he benefited from a scholarship offered by the government to attend the École du Musée des beaux-arts. Professor and director Arthur Lismer... Read full biography
Robert Roussil. 1925 - 2013. Robert Roussil did a thousand or so odd jobs before enrolling in the Canadian army from 1942 to 1944. When the war was over, he benefited from a scholarship offered by the government to attend the École du Musée des beaux-arts. Professor and director Arthur Lismer encouraged him pursue a career as a sculptor and hired him to teach stone sculpture. In 1949, his wood sculpture La famille showing a naked man and woman was held in custody by the police. This turn of... Read full biography
Robert Roussil. 1925 - 2013. Robert Roussil did a thousand or so odd jobs before enrolling in the Canadian army from 1942 to 1944. When the war was over, he benefited from a scholarship offered by the government to attend the École du Musée des beaux-arts. Professor and director Arthur Lismer encouraged him pursue a career as a sculptor and hired him to teach stone sculpture. In 1949, his wood sculpture La famille showing a naked man and woman was held in custody by the police. This turn of events led Roussil to leave his job. His frank manner of speaking, his way of speaking, his relationships with militants of the Canadian communist party and the liberty of his artistic production led him to constantly challenge censorship. Roussil... Read full biography
Robert Roussil. 1925 - 2013. Robert Roussil did a thousand or so odd jobs before enrolling in the Canadian army from 1942 to 1944. When the war was over, he benefited from a scholarship offered by the government to attend the École du Musée des beaux-arts. Professor and director Arthur Lismer encouraged him pursue a career as a sculptor and hired him to teach stone sculpture. In 1949, his wood sculpture La famille showing a naked man and woman was held in custody by the police. This turn of events led Roussil to leave his job. His frank manner of speaking, his way of speaking, his relationships with militants of the Canadian communist party and the liberty of his artistic production led him to constantly challenge censorship. Roussil defined himself as entrepreneurial artisan, favoring a direct relationship with the client without going through museum – the refusal... Read full biography
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Keywords (11)
Art Method
- •Large Scale, Monumental Artwork
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Subject
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
Art School
- •Montreal School of Fine Arts (now UQAM), Teacher
- •Montreal School of Fine Arts, (now UQAM), Student
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Public Art: Mural, Sculptures, Painting, Architecture in Public Places
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Three Hundred Years of Canadian Art, National Gallery