Jules Lasalle

Jules Lasalle (b. April 1, 1957, Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Quebec, Canada) is a sculptor living and working in Montreal. He has made many commemorative monuments that can be seen in Montreal, Longueuil, Quebec city, and other places...

Works

Jackie Robinson behind Montreal's Olympic Stadium

In 2012 the Canadian Pauline Marois unveiled a statue by Lasalle of Idola Saint-Jean, Thérèse Casgrain and Marie-Claire Kirkland. The statue was to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Kirkland being made the first Canadian female minister.^[1]

• Monica, erected in 1985 on Promenade du Père-Marquette, in Lachine borough, Montreal.
• Natasha, monumental sculpture in 3 fragments, imitating Easter Island's statues, erected in Lachine in 1986.
• Jackie Robinson, erected in 1987 behind Montreal's Olympic Stadium.
• Joseph-Xavier Perreault's bust, erected in 1987 behind Place du Commerce, Montreal.
• Hommage à Marguerite Bourgeoys, erected in 1988 in Old Montreal, behind the 85, Notre-Dame street.
• Hommage aux femmes qui consacrèrent leur vie à l'instruction et à l'éducation: Marie de l'Incarnation, Quebec city, 1997 ^[2]
• Monument aux Frères éducateurs: Marcellin Champagnat et Jean-Baptiste de la Salle: L'envol, Quebec city, 2000 ^[3]
• Maurice Richard's monument, Montreal, 2001 ^[4]
• Statues pour la Chapelle Notre-Dame du Sacré-Cœur, Montreal, 2002 ^[5]
• Monument du Chevalier de Lorimier, Montreal.
• Pierres tombales (with Annick Bourgeau) for a campaign on AIDS, Agence Marketel), 2003 ^[6]
• Deportation, i.e. Great Upheaval (with André Fournelle), Acadia, Grand-Pré National Historic Site of Canada, 2006 ^[7]
• Robert Bourassa's monument, behind the Parliament of Quebec, 2006.^[8][9]
• Jean Béliveau's statue (with Annick Bourgeau), Colisée Jean-Béliveau, Longueuil, 2007 ^[10][11]

See also

• Jacques Cartier Monument (Montreal)

Gallery

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  Marguerite Bourgeoys
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  Robert Bourassa

References

1. ↑ Monument to women in politics, Radio Canada, in French, retrieved 28 December 2014
2. ↑ Hommage aux femmes qui consacrèrent leur vie à l'instruction et à l'éducation
3. ↑ Université Laval: Monument aux frères éducateurs
4. ↑ Maurice Richard's Monument Unveiled
5. ↑ Notre-Dame du Sacré-Cœur and saint Anne Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine.
6. ↑ Prix Lux
7. ↑ "Deportation" sculpture project Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine.
8. ↑ Robert Bourassa's monument and biographical notes on Jules Lasalle
9. ↑ La statue mesurera huit pieds et sourira
10. ↑ Statue de bronze de Jean Béliveau coulée à Inverness
11. ↑ Un bronze pour Béliveau