Born
in the early years of the twentieth century, Sylvia Daoust completed most
of her training in sculpture at l'École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal
before travelling to France in order to further her art education. Returning
to Canada, Daoust had numerous exhibitions throughout Québec and
Eastern Canada. She was a member of the Sculptors Society of Canada
and worked with legendary Canadian sculptors, Frances Loring and Florence
Wyle, carving some of the Dominion Drama Trophies. In 1943, she became
an Associate Academician of the Royal Canadian Academy of Art (ARCA).
Less than a year later, she was offered a position at l'École des
Beaux-Arts to teach modelling and sculpture. There, in the building on
the corner of Sherbrooke and St. Urbain Streets in Montréal, she
taught Eleanor Milne wood carving in 194748.
While
the majority of Daoust's work consists of wood and bronze sculptures of
a religious nature, she has sculpted a substantial number of portraits,
including the bronze statue of botanist Frère Marie-Victorin at the entrance of the Montréal Botanical Gardens, shown here.
Reference:
Hayward Collection of Slides and Documentation at Concordia University.
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