- Charles Daudelin
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Charles Daudelin, GOQ (October 1, 1920 – April 2, 2001) was a Canadian sculptor and painter, a major Quebec artist.
Born in Granby, Quebec, he became a pioneer in integrating art into public space. He created many public artworks, including:
- Allegrocube, in front of the Palais de justice de Montréal;
- the altar screen for the Sacré-Coeur chapel for Notre-Dame Basilica;
- works in Viger Square in Montreal and the Place du Québec in Paris;
- aluminum joints at Mont-Royal station and large sculptural grilles at Langelier station in the Montreal metro.
Charles Daudelin was awarded the Quebec government's Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas in 1985, and was made a member of the Ordre national du Québec in 1998. He 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.
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Sculptural grille by Charles Daudelin, at Langelier metro station in Montreal
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Éclatement II, fountain in front of the Gare du Palais, in Quebec City
References
External links
- "Charles Daudelin". MONTREAL BY METRO. http://www.metrodemontreal.com/art/daudelin/index.html. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
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