Raoul Hunter

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Raoul Hunter (b. June 18, 1926 in Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard, l'Islet, Quebec, Canada) is known as sculptor and caricaturist.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 Honours 4 References

[edit] Biography

Raoul Hunter have 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 mainly sculptor.

[edit] Works

• Mère Émilie Gamelin, 1999, at the Berri-UQAM station of the Montreal Metro. ^[3]

• Statue of William Lyon Mackenzie King, 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

1. ^ Artist's web site
2. ^ La ville de Québec sous caricatures
3. ^ Mère Émilie Gamelin
4. ^ Merchant Seamen
5. ^ Member of the Order of Canada