Raoul Hunter
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| Raoul Hunter | |
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| Born | 18 June 1926 Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard, l'Islet, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Field | sculptor and caricaturist. |
| Training | School of fine arts, Quebec and at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts of Paris |
Raoul Hunter (born 18 June 1926 in Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard, l'Islet, Quebec, Canada) is a sculptor and caricaturist.
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[edit] Biography
Hunter studied at the School of fine arts of Quebec city and at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts of Paris.[1]
He was caricaturist for Quebec City's Le Soleil from 1956 to 1989.[2] Since 1989, he is primarily a sculptor.
[edit] Works
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Raoul Hunter's Émilie Gamelin (1999)at the Berri-UQAM station of the Montreal Metro
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Raoul Hunter's William Lyon Mackenzie King (1967) on Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario Canada
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Raoul Hunter's Canadian Merchant Navy (2002) of World War II, Pointe-à-Carcy, Quebec
- Mother Émilie Gamelin, 1999, at the Berri-UQAM station of the Montreal Metro.[3]
- Statue of William Lyon Mackenzie King (1967), on Parliament Hill, Ottawa
- Monument to the memory of the Canadian merchant seamen from the province of Quebec who lost their lives at sea during World War II, Pointe-à-Carcy, Quebec, 2002.[4]
[edit] Honours
- Member since 1989 of the Order of Canada.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Artist's web site
- ^ La ville de Québec sous caricatures
- ^ Mère Émilie Gamelin
- ^ Merchant Seamen
- ^ Member of the Order of Canada
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