Charles Daudelin

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

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October 1 - 1920 - April 2 - 2001 - Canadian - Sculptor - Painter - Quebec

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

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Granby, Quebec - Public art

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• Allegrocube, in front of the Palais de Justice in Montreal;
• 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 http://www.prixduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/recherche/desclaureat.asp?noLaureat=185, and was made a member of the Ordre national du Québec in 1998. He died in Kirkland, Quebec (now in Montreal); his last work, Le Passage du 2 avril, is named for the date of his death and installed in front of Kirkland's former town hall.

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1985 - Ordre national du Québec - 1998 - Kirkland, Quebec

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See also: List of Quebecois

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Charles Daudelin. Odalisque or Le sphinx, 1948. Oil on canvas. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

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Sculptural grille by Charles Daudelin, at Langelier metro station in Montreal

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