Conrad Poirier (born in Montreal July 17, 1912 – died January 12, 1968, in Montreal West) was a Quebec photographer, a pioneer of photojournalism in Quebec. Michel Lessard et collectif d'auteurs, Montréal au XXe siècle, regards de photographes, Éditions de l'Homme, Montréal 1995, 335 pages
Biography Self-taught photographer, Poirier began his career in 1932 with a Speed Graphic, a device that uses a 4 × 5 film, Poirier captures images of sports and cultural events Montréal. Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, Poirier Archives Holdings In addition, he photographed many famous Quebec personalities of the time.Robert Lefebvre, The Early And Rare Canadiens Photography Of Conrad Poirier , Vox Media, June 5, 2009. He was a freelance writer and sold his photos to large newspapers: The Gazette, Montreal Standard, La Patrie, La Presse. His customers included thirty Canadian media institutions both in French and English.
Honors and awards Popular entertainment and leisure places for Montrealers (Belmont Park, the Delorimier Stadium, Montreal Forum, the evenings at the chalet de la Montagne on Mount Royal, the public beaches of Saint Helen's Island and LaSalle), were the subject of several photo essays by Poirier for which he won numerous awards: Grand National Canadian Prize, Canadian Press Prize, Prize of the Association of Photographers of Canada.
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Archive Fonds located at Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.