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Saisissez l' me subtile, vive, ironique, parfois contestataire, de l'art populaire contemporain, en compagnie de l'anthropologue Jean-Fran ois Blanchette, qui jette un regard historique et photographique sur les collections d'art populaire qu b cois du Mus e canadien de l'histoire.

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"Following an exhibition sharing the same title and also organised by Jean-Fran�ois Blanchette at the Canadian Museum of History (then the Canadian Museum of Civilisation in Gatineau, Qu�bec) in 2008-2009, this iteration of Du coq � l'�me: L'art populaire au Qu�bec is a welcome scholarly addition and cultural counterpoint to the often Anglo-centric narrative of North American folk art. Blanchette's title, a play on the French expression ""du coq � l'�me"" (literally ""from the rooster to the donkey"" but denoting that which passes from one thing to another), recalls the diverse variety and quality of Qu�bec-made pieces held in public and private Canadian collections. Among the volume's greatest contributions is its comprehensive treatment of the visionary Canadian folk art connoisseur Nettie Covey Sharpe. Blanchette's volume is to be commended for reinserting Qu�bec within a wider art historical, ethnographic, and cultural framework that underscores the complexity and nuance of its folk traditions. It is further enhanced by a stellar bibliography and a useful chronology of relevant exhibitions held from 1974 to 2014. Strongest in its analysis and presentation of Qu�bec folk art of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Du coq � l'�me: L'art populaire au Qu�bec is a valuable complement to the original 2008--2009 exhibition. A testament to Blanchette's continuing scholarship and curatorial expertise, it further underscores the significance of the Canadian Museum of History as a repository and centre for the study of Qu�bec's historic and living artistic heritage.-- ""PUO-UOP"""

Following an exhibition sharing the same title and also organised by Jean-François Blanchette at the Canadian Museum of History (then the Canadian Museum of Civilisation in Gatineau, Québec) in 2008-2009, this iteration of Du coq à l'âme: L'art populaire au Québec is a welcome scholarly addition and cultural counterpoint to the often Anglo-centric narrative of North American folk art. Blanchette's title, a play on the French expression ""du coq à l'âme"" (literally ""from the rooster to the donkey"" but denoting that which passes from one thing to another), recalls the diverse variety and quality of Québec-made pieces held in public and private Canadian collections. Among the volume's greatest contributions is its comprehensive treatment of the visionary Canadian folk art connoisseur Nettie Covey Sharpe. Blanchette's volume is to be commended for reinserting Québec within a wider art historical, ethnographic, and cultural framework that underscores the complexity and nuance of its folk traditions. It is further enhanced by a stellar bibliography and a useful chronology of relevant exhibitions held from 1974 to 2014. Strongest in its analysis and presentation of Québec folk art of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Du coq à l'âme: L'art populaire au Québec is a valuable complement to the original 2008--2009 exhibition. A testament to Blanchette's continuing scholarship and curatorial expertise, it further underscores the significance of the Canadian Museum of History as a repository and centre for the study of Québec's historic and living artistic heritage.-- ""PUO-UOP""

"Du coq � l'�me n'est pas seulement un ouvrage stimulant, c'est aussi un plaisir pour l'oeil gr�ce � ses dizaines d'illustrations couleur allant des tapis crochet�s aux motifs traditionnels jusqu'aux tableaux en coquilles d'oeufs de Jacqueline Tremblay et aux bonhommes danseurs d'Elph�ge Valois. Un v�ritable coffre aux tr�sors!-- ""PUO-UOP"" Following an exhibition sharing the same title and also organised by Jean-Fran�ois Blanchette at the Canadian Museum of History (then the Canadian Museum of Civilisation in Gatineau, Qu�bec) in 2008-2009, this iteration of Du coq � l'�me: L'art populaire au Qu�bec is a welcome scholarly addition and cultural counterpoint to the often Anglo-centric narrative of North American folk art. Blanchette's title, a play on the French expression ""du coq � l'�me"" (literally ""from the rooster to the donkey"" but denoting that which passes from one thing to another), recalls the diverse variety and quality of Qu�bec-made pieces held in public and private Canadian collections. Among the volume's greatest contributions is its comprehensive treatment of the visionary Canadian folk art connoisseur Nettie Covey Sharpe. Blanchette's volume is to be commended for reinserting Qu�bec within a wider art historical, ethnographic, and cultural framework that underscores the complexity and nuance of its folk traditions. It is further enhanced by a stellar bibliography and a useful chronology of relevant exhibitions held from 1974 to 2014. Strongest in its analysis and presentation of Qu�bec folk art of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Du coq � l'�me: L'art populaire au Qu�bec is a valuable complement to the original 2008--2009 exhibition. A testament to Blanchette's continuing scholarship and curatorial expertise, it further underscores the significance of the Canadian Museum of History as a repository and centre for the study of Qu�bec's historic and living artistic heritage.-- ""PUO-UOP"" Richement illustr�, Du coq � l'�me montre la richesse et la diversit� de ces toiles, sculptures, tapis, crochet�s, maquettes, effigies, bibelots religieux et autres objets d�coratifs r�alis�s dans les zones rurales et de ce fait rest�s m�connus. (...) Jean-Fran�ois Blanchette valorise l'art traditionnel et ses artisans, qui n'ont pas toujours de place dans nos mus�es. Son livre utilise un langage clair et s'adresse � un large public.-- ""PUO-UOP"""

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Jean-François Blanchette est spécialiste de l'art populaire et conservateur, ameublement et arts décoratifs anciens. À titre de chercheur, il s'intéresse en particulier à l'histoire de l'ameublement et des arts décoratifs des XVIIIe et XIXe siècles ainsi qu'aux arts et traditions populaires au Canada. Il a organisé l'exposition et créé le site Du coq à l'âme. L'art populaire au Québec (www.museedelhistoire.ca/cmc/exhibitions/arts/art-quebec/art-quebec1-f.shtml); il a en outre mis au point l'exposition virtuelle La Maison Nettie Covey Sharpe (www.museedelhistoire.ca/cmc/exhibitions/arts/sharpe/sharpe_f.shtml). Il est également coauteur de l'ouvrage Du fond du coeur, l'art populaire au Canada. Titulaire d'une formation universitaire en histoire et en anthropologie, il aborde ses sujets en adoptant une démarche pluridisciplinaire. Il détient un doctorat en anthropologie de l'Université Brown, à Providence (Rhode Island).

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