Raoul Hunter
Appearance
Raoul Hunter | |
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Born | 18 June 1926 |
Nationality | Canadian |
Education | School of fine arts, Quebec and at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts of Paris |
Known for | sculptor and caricaturist. |
Raoul Hunter (born 18 June 1926 in Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard, l'Islet, Quebec, Canada) is a sculptor and caricaturist.
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.
Works
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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]
Honours
- Member since 1989 of the Order of Canada.[5]
References
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