Tess Boudreau
Canadian photographer
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Tess Boudreau, also known as Tess Boudreau-Taconis (1919–2007), was a Canadian photographer. Boudreau was known for her documentary photography and portraits of other artists.[1]
1919
Tess Boudreau | |
|---|---|
| Born | Therese Boudreau 1919 Nova Scotia |
| Died | 2007 (aged 87–88) |
| Spouse | Kryn Taconis |
Career
Tess Boudreau was born in Nova Scotia, and lived there and in Montreal, and Paris. In Paris, she worked for Henri Cartier-Bresson as a caption writer for his photographs.[2] She was a professional darkroom technician. In 1950, she met her husband, Kryn Taconis, who also had affiliations with Cartier-Bresson through Magnum Photo.[2] The couple eventually left Paris for Amsterdam, and then moved to Toronto where Boudreau worked as a photographer in the arts community during the 1960s.[2] She recorded the faces of Canadian culture.[3]
Her work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada[4] and the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO). Her negatives and contact sheets form one of the AGO Library's Special Collections.[2]
Tess Boudreau died in 2007 in Guelph, Ontario.[2]
Legacy
after her death, her negatives and contact sheets were given to the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto where they received conservation.[5]
In 2016, her work was included in the exhibition Form Follows Fiction: Art and Artists in Toronto curated by Luis Jacob for the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery at the University of Toronto Art Centre.[6]
