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This article is about the Quebec sculptor. For the MP, see Louis Archambeault.
Louis Archambault
Born(1915-04-04)April 4, 1915
Montreal, Quebec
DiedJanuary 27, 2003(2003-01-27) (aged 87)
Resting placeNotre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Educationstudied ceramics at École des Beaux-Arts in Montreal, from 1936
Known forSculpture, Ceramics

Louis Archambault, OC (April 4, 1915 – January 27, 2003) was a Quebec sculptor.[1]

Born in Montreal, Quebec, he won the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's Allied Arts Medal in 1958.[2]

In 1956, works by Archambault along with those of Jack Shadbolt and Harold Town represented Canada at the Venice Biennale.[3]

In 1968, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[4]

After his death in 2003, he was entombed at the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Sculptor Louis Archambault dies". CBC.ca. January 29, 2003.
  2. ^ "Art at Queen's Park". Archives of Ontario. Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
  3. ^ "Past Canadian Exhibitions". National Gallery of Canada at the Venice Biennale. National Gallery of Canada. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Order of Canada citation".[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ Répertoire des personnages inhumés au cimetière ayant marqué l'histoire de notre société (in French). Montreal: Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.
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