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Yvan Adam fonds [graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1979-1981.

Reference:

R8242-0-6-E

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

186732

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Yvan Adam fonds
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Fonds includes:

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Date(s):

1979-1981.

Place of creation:

Québec (Province)

Extent:

19 prints offset lithographs, serigraphs.

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, French

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Fonds consists of posters produced for various Quebec governmental agencies, performing arts groups and events. Works by Yvan Adam.

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Adam, Yvan, 1955-

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Adam, Yvan, 1955- : Yvan Adam was born 1 March 1955 in Saint-Hilaire, Quebec. A painter, designer, illustrator, and poster designer, the works of Adam have adorned the walls of Montreal since the early 1980's. His most famous posters of the cinema include Decline of the American Empire and Love and Human Remains by Deny Arcand; Au Clair de la Lune by Marc-Andre Forcier; La Postére by Gilles Carle, Café Italia by Paul Tana; Un Zoo la Nuit by Jean-Claude Lauzon; and Cruising Bar by Robert Ménard. Adam has shown his work at various galleries throughout Montreal, New York City and Toronto. He was also part of the exhibition "L'affiche d'Aujourd'hui" held at the National Arts Centre, Ottawa, in 1987, that brought together the works of prominent Quebec graphic designers to promote cinematic and performing arts in Canada.

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Item level descriptions available on-line in MINISIS. (Electronic)

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General note:

Material acquired from Yvan Adam of Montréal, Québec, via agent Denise Charpentier of Montréal, Québec in 1981.

Related material:

For additional works by Yvan Adam refer also to accessions 1984-032 (PIC); 1983-102 (PIC); 1986-021 (PIC); 1989-435 (DAP); and 1982-052 (PIC).

Source:

Private

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1983-015 PIC
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Graphic material: No restrictions on use. Copyright: Yvan Adam. Credit: National Archives of Canada.

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