| 词条 | Elizabeth Lefort |
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| name = Elizabeth Lefort | image = Photo of Elizabeth Lefort.jpg | imagesize = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth year|1914}} | birth_place = Point Cross, Canada | death_date = {{Death year and age|2005|1914}} | death_place = Chéticamp, Canada | nationality = Canadian | education = | field = Tapestry | training = | movement = | works = | patrons = | awards = Order of Canada {{small|(1987)}} | spouse = Kenneth Hansford }}Elizabeth Lefort (1914–2005), is a Canadian tapestry artist, known for replicating photographs in including portraits.[1] BiographyElizabeth Lefort was born in 1914 in Point Cross, Nova Scotia.[2] In 1926 at the age of 12 she left school to begin her career and bring in needed income for her family.[3] Lefort learned the craft of rug hooking from her mother.[2] This craft has strong roots in Cape Breton.[4] Lefort showed particular proficiency and around 1940 began following her own vision of design, by meticulously copying a postcard she received from her brother in England.[3] Not only was the rug an artistic success, it sold for a higher price than the more traditional designs.[3] To achieve the desired effect, Lefort dyed the wool she used to the specific colors she wanted.[2] Lefort continued her work, championed by owner of a local crafts store, Kenneth Hansford, and she became the artist-in-residence at the Paul Pix Boutique in Margaree Harbour, Nova Scotia. Lefort and Hansford eventually married.[3][2] In 1957 Lefort completed a tapestry portrait of U.S. President Eisenhower which was presented to the White House.[3][2] Lefort continued producing portraits and also often used religious subjects, including a tapestry reproduction of da Vinci's Last Supper.[1] In 1975 she received an honorary "Docteur ès lettres" from the Université de Moncton. In 1987 she was appointed a member of the Order of Canada.[2] Lafort died in 2005 in Chéticamp, Nova Scotia.[2] References1. ^1 {{cite journal|last1=Sanchini|first1=Laura|title=Elizabeth LeFort: Canada’s Artist in Wool/L’artiste canadienne de la laine. (book Review)|journal=Material Culture Review|date=2010|volume=72|issue=Fall|url=https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MCR/article/view/18726/20477|accessdate=12 November 2017}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Lefort, Elizabeth}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web|title=Lefort, Elizabeth|url=https://cwahi.concordia.ca/sources/artists/displayArtist.php?ID_artist=5396|website=Canadian Women Artists History Initiative|accessdate=12 November 2017}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|title=Élizabeth LeFort|url=https://www.lestroispignons.com/elizabeth-lefort-rugs/|website=Les Trois Pignons|publisher=La Société Saint-Pierre|accessdate=12 November 2017}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Hooking|url=http://www.arts-north.com/hooking|website=Arts North|accessdate=12 November 2017}} 6 : 1914 births|2005 deaths|20th-century Canadian women artists|20th-century Canadian painters|Canadian women painters|Artists from Nova Scotia |
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