About Pierre Henry
Lived 1932 – 2013 (aged 80–81). Pierre Henry was a Canadian painter and artist.
Pierre Henry, RCA (1932–2013) was a French Canadian artist and painter born in Gaspésie, Quebec, who became the first president of the Centre les impatients in 1992. and has exhibited in galleries throughout Canada and North America. His work has been characterized as displaying "a serious lack of seriousness", which is also a feature of the artistic movement, "anecdotism", which Henry founded. Henry’s art features in several prestigious institutional collections, such as at the Royal Bank of Canada, IBM Canada and DuPont.
Honours In 1995, Henry became a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
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Who was Pierre Henry?
Canadian painter
When was Pierre Henry born?
Pierre Henry was born in 1932 in Bonaventure.
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Pierre Henry died on 14 January 2013 in Hudson.
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Pierre Henry was a painter and artist.
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Pierre Henry was Canadian.
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