Gaby – Maître Du Portrait Celebrities of Yesteryear Captured in Stunning Photos
Press release | For immediate distribution GABY – MAÎTRE DU PORTRAIT CELEBRITIES OF YESTERYEAR CAPTURED IN STUNNING PHOTOS Montreal, September 15, 2014 - Anne Hébert, Félix Leclerc, Dominique Michel, Louis Armstrong, Jean Cocteau, Jayne Mansfield… At the peak of his career, Québécois photog- rapher Gabriel Desmarais (Gaby) had the priv- ilege of photographing the hottest Canadian and international stars. Starting today, more than 90 large-format portraits taken from the 1940s to the 1980s will be on display in Quartier des Spectacles: outdoors, on Promenade des Artistes and De Maisonneuve Blvd. (until November 16), and indoors at the Anne Hébert, 1962 Félix Leclerc , 1951 Dominique Michel, 1951 Grande Bibliothèque (until June 7, 2015). © Ronald Desmarais © Ronald Desmarais © Ronald Desmarais Collections BAnQ Collections BAnQ Collections BAnQ “With Gaby, maître du portrait, we are not only showcasing an exceptional artist, we are ensuring that several audiences will have access to his works. Thanks to our collaboration with the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership, thousands of people will have the chance to see Gaby’s exceptional photographs during their strolls through downtown or when they visit the Grande Bibliothèque,” said Christiane Barbe, Chief Executive Officer of Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ). “Gaby’s photos are a treasure, and we consider Louis Armstrong, 1967 Jayne Mansfield, 1957 Jean Cocteau, 1955 © Ronald Desmarais / Getty Images © Ronald Desmarais / Getty Images © Ronald Desmarais / Getty Images it
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