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Rita Letendre
Rita Letendre is one of Canada's most successuful abstract painters. Born in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada in 1928, Letendre moved with her parents to Montreal in 1941. During the 1950's and early 1960's she participated in the Automatist movement in Montreal. Much of Letendre's canvas work is characterised by long gestural strips of colour. Letendre has allowed her work to evolve through various media, employing brush, spatula, and airbrushing techniques to her canvasses, as well as working with pastel and silkscreen. She has had more than 65 solo exhibitions. Her art work is in many public and private collections throughout North America.
Video Clip #1 Rita Letendre recalls the impact of York Wilson's Seven Lively Arts mural, at a time when she was beginning her own exploration of abstraction on a large scale. Rita discusses the success of York's early Mexican works and the impact of climate on his work in general. Quick Time Videos Download 100K \| Download 56K Windows Media Player Videos Download 100K \| Download 56K		How to View Video Clips You will need either a Quick Time or Windows Media Player, both available free by clicking on the links below. After you have downloaded a player click the "Download..." links at left to view each video. To Download QuickTime Player Click Here To Download Windows Media Player Click Here
Video Clip #2 Rita Letendre expresses the influence of travel in her own work, and the importance of travel for all artists. Quick Time Videos Download 100K \| Download 56K Windows Media Player Videos Download 100K \| Download 56K