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Biographies: Gustave Gagnon Family (Canada, 1901)


Figure 1.--Here we have a photograph of 16-year-old Henri Gagnon and his older sister taken in the city of Quebec(1901). They were part of a prestiguius nusical family in the capital city of Quebec at the turn of the 20th century.

Here we have a photograph of 16-year-old Henri Gagnon and his older sister taken in the city of Quebec(1901). They were part of a prestiguius nusical family in the capital city of Quebec at the turn of the 20th century. The portrait is notable for the distance between the two, quite unsusual. It is almost as if they did not like each other or were oblivious to each other's presence. Henri wears a single breasted knee-pants grey suit (it seems to be grey flannel). The jacket is cut plainly with the lapels placed rather high up. Notice the boy's Eton collar which covers the collar of his suit jacket. I think he has a tie, although it is rather difficult to make out. The trousers lack the usual ornamental buttons near the hem. He wears the standard long black stockings and hightop boots with metal hooks for the upper laces. The somewhat casual haircut looks rather modern for 1901. The family was French Candian. We are unsure if the clothes here were standard Canadian fashions are were more prevalent with the French-speaking community which tended to be more culturally conservative than English-speaking Canadians.

The Family

Gustave Gagnon as born in Louiseville (1842). He came from a rominent family of musicians in Québec City. he studied in Paris with Charles-Alexis Chauvet (organ), Antoine François Marmontel (piano), and Marie-Auguste Durand (harmony), and under Félix-Etienne Ledent (piano) and Jean-Théodore Radoux (harmony) in Liège. He pursued further studies in Dresden and Leipzig during the summers of 1871 and 1872 with Benjamin Robert Papperitz (organ) and Louis Plaidy (piano). He was the younger brother of composer Ernest Gagnon. His son Henri we see here (1887-1961). He is pictured with His older sister, Elizabeth. She married pianist Paul Letondal. THey lived in the capital city of Quebec at the turn of the 20th century.

Location

The family lived in the capital city of Quebec at the turn of the 20th century. The portrait here was taken there. Quebec Priovince has a majority of French speakers. The largest city is of course Montreal.

Chronology

The portrait was taken in 1901.

The Boy

Henri here was 16-years old. He was photographed with his older sister Elizbeth. The portrait is notable for the distance between the two, quite unsusual. It is almost as if they did not like each other or were oblivious to each other's presence. .

Clothing

Henri wears a single breasted knee-pants grey suit (it seems to be grey flannel). The jacket is cut plainly with the lapels placed rather high up. Notice the boy's Eton collar which covers the collar of his suit jacket. I think he has a tie, although it is rather difficult to make out. The boy's trousers lack the usual ornamental buttons near the knee hem. He wears the standard long black stockings and hightop boots with metal hooks for the upper laces. The somewhat casual haircut looks rather modern for 1901. The family was French Candian. We are unsure if the clothes here were standard Canadian fashions are were more prevalent with the French-speaking community wgich tended to be more culturally conservative than English-speaking Canadians.








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