Charles Daudelin

Charles Daudelin
Born	October 1, 1920 Granby, Quebec, Canada
Died	April 2, 2001 (aged 80) Kirkland, Quebec, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Known for	sculpture,painting

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

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)

• 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

• Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas, Government of Quebec, 1985
• Member, Ordre national du Québec, 1998
• Royal Canadian Academy of Arts^[4]

Images

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  Sculptural grille, at Langelier metro station in Montreal

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  Éclatement II, fountain in front of the Gare du Palais, in Quebec City

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  Circuit 5, 1994, ink on paper, 127 x 98 cm.

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  La Brousse, 1954-1958, oil on hardboard, 142 x 106 cm.

References

1. Champagne, Michel. "Charles Daudelin". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica-Dominion. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
2. "Agora de Charles Daudelin, Viger Square". Threatened Emblematic Sites. Héritage Montréal. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
3. "Sculptors". Canada Post. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
4. "Members since 1880". Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Retrieved 11 September 2013.

External links

• "Charles Daudelin". MONTREAL BY METRO. Retrieved 2008-03-21.