Conrad Poirier (born in

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July 17, 1912 – died January 12, 1968, in

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) was a Québécois photographer, a pioneer of

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. Michel Lessard et collectif d'auteurs, Montréal au XXe siècle, regards de photographes, Éditions de l'Homme, Montréal 1995, 335 pages

Biography

Self-taught photographer, Poirier began his career in 1932 with a Speed Graphic, a device that uses a 4 × 5 film, Poirier captures images of sports and cultural events Montréal.

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The Early And Rare Canadiens Photography Of Conrad Poirier

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, June 5, 2009. He was a freelance writer and sold his photos to large newspapers: ''The Gazette'', ''Montreal Standard'', ''La Patrie'', ''La Presse''. His customers included thirty Canadian media institutions both in French and English.

Honors and awards

Popular entertainment and leisure places for Montrealers (

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, the

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, the evenings at the ''chalet de la Montagne'' on

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, the public beaches of

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and LaSalle), were the subject of several photo essays by Poirier for which he won numerous awards: Grand National Canadian Prize, Canadian Press Prize, Prize of the Association of Photographers of Canada.

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External links

Archive Fonds
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