Evelyn Lambart
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Evelyn Lambart was a Canadian animator and technical director with the National Film Board of Canada
, known for her early collaborations with Norman McLaren
as well as her later films, as sole director.
In 1978, she was the subject of a biographical documentary entitled Eve Lambart directed by Margaret Wescott, focusing on Lambart in semi-retirement.
, she was hearing impaired from an early age, which she later credited with focusing her attention on the visual world as a means of communication. After attending Lisgar Collegiate Institute
in Ottawa, Lambart studied at the Ontario College of Art for five years, graduating in 1937. Her plan had been to continue her art studies in the U.K., however, the outbreak of Second World War made that impossible. Instead, Lambert spent a year and a half working on illuminations
and lettering for the first Book of Remembrance, commemorating Canadian war dead in the First World War.
, which was designated as a "masterwork" by the Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada
. She also did animation for McLaren and Claude Jutra
's pixilation
film A Chairy Tale
.
In its 1999 obituary for Lambart, Animation World Network
stated that:
These animated morality tales for children included several adaptations of Aesop's fables
, and were all rendered with the same style of paper cut-outs transferred to lithograph plates, painted and animated.
National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...
, known for her early collaborations with Norman McLaren
Norman McLaren
Norman McLaren, CC, CQ was a Scottish-born Canadian animator and film director known for his work for the National Film Board of Canada...
as well as her later films, as sole director.
In 1978, she was the subject of a biographical documentary entitled Eve Lambart directed by Margaret Wescott, focusing on Lambart in semi-retirement.
Early years
Born in OttawaOttawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, she was hearing impaired from an early age, which she later credited with focusing her attention on the visual world as a means of communication. After attending Lisgar Collegiate Institute
Lisgar Collegiate Institute
Lisgar Collegiate Institute is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board secondary school in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.Lisgar Collegiate Institute, one of the country's best regarded public schools, is located in downtown Ottawa by the Rideau Canal and is only a few blocks from Canada's Parliament Hill...
in Ottawa, Lambart studied at the Ontario College of Art for five years, graduating in 1937. Her plan had been to continue her art studies in the U.K., however, the outbreak of Second World War made that impossible. Instead, Lambert spent a year and a half working on illuminations
Illuminated manuscript
An illuminated manuscript is a manuscript in which the text is supplemented by the addition of decoration, such as decorated initials, borders and miniature illustrations...
and lettering for the first Book of Remembrance, commemorating Canadian war dead in the First World War.
NFB career
In 1949, Lambart and McLaren co-directed Begone Dull CareBegone Dull Care
Begone Dull Care is a visual music animated film directed by Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart.Using drawn on film animation, McLaren and Lambart paint and scratch directly onto film stock to create a visual representation of Oscar Peterson's jazz music...
, which was designated as a "masterwork" by the Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada
Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada
The Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada was a charitable non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the preservation of Canada’s audio-visual heritage, and to facilitating access to regional and national collections through partnerships with members of Canada's audio-visual community...
. She also did animation for McLaren and Claude Jutra
Claude Jutra
Claude Jutra was a Canadian actor, film director and writer. The Prix Jutra are named in his honor because of his importance in Quebec cinema history. He was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec....
's pixilation
Pixilation
Pixilation is a stop motion technique where live actors are used as a frame-by-frame subject in an animated film, by repeatedly posing while one or more frame is taken and changing pose slightly before the next frame or frames. The actor becomes a kind of living stop motion puppet...
film A Chairy Tale
A Chairy Tale
A Chairy Tale is a 1957 animated short film co-directed by Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra, and starring Jutra and a most uncooperative chair....
.
In its 1999 obituary for Lambart, Animation World Network
Animation World Network
Animation World Network is an organization for animators, with an extensive website with news, articles and links for professional animators and animation fans. AWN also publishes a printed journal, "Animation World"....
stated that:
These animated morality tales for children included several adaptations of Aesop's fables
Aesop's Fables
Aesop's Fables or the Aesopica are a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and story-teller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BCE. The fables remain a popular choice for moral education of children today...
, and were all rendered with the same style of paper cut-outs transferred to lithograph plates, painted and animated.
External links
- NFB profile of Evelyn Lambart
- Watch films by Evelyn Lambart at NFB,ca (Requires Adobe FlashAdobe FlashAdobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast...
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