Jean Palardy

Jean Palardy OC GOQ (b. 1905—d. October 28, 1991) was a French-Canadian painter, art historian, ethnologist and filmmaker.

Biography

Born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Palardy moved with his family to Canada as an infant in 1908, one of eight children. He was educated at Collège Saint-Laurent and the séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse,[1] before studying at the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal.[1] He married painter Jori Smith in 1930.

Palardy and Smith were both members of the League for Social Reconstruction,with his interest in French Canadian rural life influenced by his political beliefs. Artist Jack Humphrey stayed with Palardy and his wife, Jori Smith, while living briefly in Montreal, with the three of them in poverty, supporting themselves during the winter of 1933 by painting matchboxes.[2]

He was responsible for the interior design of the Hôtel Le Chantecler in Quebec's Laurentian region in 1939.[1]

He joined the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) in 1941 and over 19 years directed a number of short films there including The Rising Tide, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject at the 22nd Academy Awards.

In 1963, he wrote his influential book on French Canadian design, Les Meubles anciens du Canada français, for which he received a grant from the Canada Council.

Palardy consulted on the restoration of the vessel Grande Hermine as well as that of the Fortress of Louisbourg.[3] In 1975, he started restorations on the Jacques Cartier house. He also consulted for number of museums including the château Ramezay, McCord Museum and the David M. Stewart Museum.[1]

Filmography

as director

  • 1947 Métropole
  • 1949 The Rising Tide
  • 1951 Oyster Man
  • 1951 Îles-de-la-Madeleine
  • 1954 Sorel
  • 1954 Bush Doctor
  • 1954 Artist in Montreal (On the Spot series)[4]
  • 1955 Two Countries, One Street
  • 1955 Soirée de chantiers
  • 1955 The Lumberjack
  • 1955 Eye Witness No. 71
  • 1955 Chantier coopératif
  • 1955 The Bird Fancier
  • 1956 Designed for Living
  • 1956 Agronomy
  • 1957 Carnival in Quebec
  • 1959 Correlieu

as screenwriter

  • 1949 Le Gros Bill
  • 1954 Sorel
  • 1954 Bush Doctor
  • 1955 Soirée de chantiers

as cinematographer

  • 1955 Soirée de chantiers
  • 1955 Eye Witness No. 71

as producer

  • 1955 Soirée de chantiers

Honours

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jean Palardy : Grand officier (1992)". Ordre national du Québec.
  2. ↑ Niergarth, Kirk (2015). The Dignity of Every Human Being: New Brunswick Artists and Canadian Culture between the Great Depression and the Cold War. University of Toronto Press. p. 129. ISBN 9781442613898. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Veyron, Michel (1989). Dictionnaire canadien des noms propres. [Montréal]: Larousse. pp. 520–521. ISBN 2-920318-06-3.
  4. ↑ Robertson, Clive (2006). Policy Matters: Administrations of Art and Culture. YYZ Books. p. 166. ISBN 9780920397367. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Jean Palardy, O.C., G.O.Q." Le gouverneur général du Canada. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
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