Tag Archives: Quinze-Vingts

The music master

Posted on June 1, 2025 by Parisian Fields

I have recently returned from a 10-day research trip to Paris for a book on Charles Barbier. Over the years, I have pegged away at this project, taking a day here, a day there for research during our visits, but … Continue reading →

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The private life of a public man

Posted on November 10, 2024 by Parisian Fields

When our friend Mireille in Paris asked me to research the descendants of Valentin Haüy, the man who pioneered education for blind children, my first reaction was, “Wait – he had children?” I knew about Haüy’s work with blind students. … Continue reading →

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Get thee to a library

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Parisian Fields

On our last two trips to Paris, much of our time was spent in library research. Here is a picture that our friend Mireille took of us in the library of the Association Valentin Haüy. It consists of one large … Continue reading →

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The lost neighbourhood

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Parisian Fields

Last month, I was inspired by one of Lawren Harris’s paintings to investigate gasometers in Toronto and Paris. A second visit to the Lawren Harris exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario evoked another parallel between the two cities: the destruction … Continue reading →

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