Charles Daudelin

Charles Daudelin, GOQ (October 1, 1920 – April 2, 2001)[1] was a French Canadian sculptor and painter.

Charles Daudelin
BornOctober 1, 1920
Granby, Quebec, Canada
DiedApril 2, 2001(2001-04-02) (aged 80)
Kirkland, Quebec, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Known forsculpture,painting

Life and work

Born in Granby, Quebec, he became a pioneer in integrating art into public space. He created many public artworks, including:

Allegrocube (1973)
  • Polypède (1967), McGill University, Montreal
  • Allegrocube (1973), Palais de justice de Montréal;
  • the altar screen for the Sacré-Coeur chapel for Notre-Dame Basilica, Montreal;
  • Agora (1981), Viger Square, Montreal[2]
  • Embâcle (1984), Place du Québec, Paris;
  • aluminum joints at Mont-Royal station and large sculptural grilles at Langelier station in the Montreal metro.

Charles Daudelin died in Kirkland, Quebec. His last work, Le Passage du 2 avril, is named for the date of his death and installed in front of Kirkland City Hall.

A postage stamp depicting Daudelin's work Embâcle was issued by Canada Post on June 10, 2002.[3]

Honours

Images
  • Sculptural grille, at Langelier metro station in Montreal
  • Éclatement II, fountain in front of the Gare du Palais, in Quebec City
  • Circuit 5, 1994, ink on paper, 127 x 98 cm.
  • La Brousse, 1954-1958, oil on hardboard, 142 x 106 cm.

References
  1. Champagne, Michel. "Charles Daudelin". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica-Dominion. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  2. "Agora de Charles Daudelin, Viger Square". Threatened Emblematic Sites. Héritage Montréal. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  3. "Sculptors". Canada Post. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  4. "Members since 1880". Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2013.


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