Freda Guttman

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Freda Claire Guttman Bain (born 1934) is a Canadian multidisciplinary artist and activist.

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Biography

Guttman was born March 16, 1934, in Montreal, Quebec. [1] [2] She studied briefly at McGill University, where she met and dated Leonard Cohen. [3] [4] She would go on to illustrate Cohen's first book of poetry, Let Us Compare Mythologies. [5] Guttman moved to Rhode Island, where she received a degree from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1956. [6] She also studied at Concordia University and the Saidye Bronfman Centre. [7] From 1972 to 1983, she taught at Concordia University in Montreal. [8]

Work

Guttman's work combines elements of politics, economics, sociology and ecology. [9] [10] Her work has been exhibited in Canada, [11] the United States, Europe, Mexico and Nicaragua. [12]

Since the early 1980s, Guttman has been involved as an activist in a number of political causes. [13]

Exhibitions

Collections

Guttman's work is included in the collections of:

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Guttman, Freda - Collections - MNBAQ". Collections - MNBAQ. Archived from the original on 2019-05-07. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  3. ↑ Ira B. Nadel (29 October 2010). Various Positions: A Life of Leonard Cohen. Random House of Canada. pp. 37–. ISBN   978-0-307-36702-0.
  4. ↑ Brian Busby (5 November 2010). Character Parts: Who's Really Who in CanLit. Knopf Canada. pp. 333–. ISBN   978-0-307-36858-4.
  5. ↑ Mike Evans (3 December 2018). Leonard Cohen: An Illustrated Record. Plexus Publishing Limited. pp. 21–. ISBN   978-0-85965-869-0.
  6. ↑ "Freda Guttman". Vithèque. 13 February 2017. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Wallack showing Montreal artists". The Ottawa Journal. newspapers.com. 20 September 1976. p. 30. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  8. ↑ "Concordia University Calendar 1979-1980" (PDF). concordia.ca. Concordia University. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  9. ↑ Cahiers de la Femme. Centennial College. 1990.
  10. 1 2 "Freda Guttman : une histoire des femmes / Cassandra, an opera In four acts Installation OBORO 4001, rue Berri, local 301 Montréal Du mercredi au dimanche de midi à 17h". Vie des Arts. 39 (161): 58–59. 7 May 1995. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019– via www.erudit.org.
  11. ↑ Guttman, Freda (7 May 1998). Cassandra: voix intérieures : une exposition et trois essais = Cassandra : voices from the inside : an exhibtion[sic] and three essays. OBORO. OCLC   51736531. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019– via Open WorldCat.
  12. ↑ "Artist - Vtape". www.vtape.org. Archived from the original on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  13. ↑ "CBC.ca | Daybreak Montreal | CSIS making housecalls to activists".
  14. ↑ Sabra Moore (25 October 2016). Openings: A Memoir from the Women's Art Movement, New York City 1970-1992. New Village Press. pp. 191–. ISBN   978-1-61332-042-6.
  15. ↑ Delagrave, Marie (May 31, 1986). "Freda Guttman allie esthétique et politique". Le Soleil.
  16. ↑ Barbara Fischer (January 1999). Foodculture: tasting identities and geographies in art. YYZ Books. ISBN   978-0-920397-27-5.
  17. ↑ https://agnes.queensu.ca/search-our-collections/detail.php?t=objects&type=all&f=&s=guttman&record=0 [ dead link ]
  18. ↑ "Collection". collections.artgalleryofguelph.ca. Art Gallery of Guelph. Retrieved 2021-07-11.


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