Raoul Hunter (June 18, 1926 – December 10, 2018) was a Canadian sculptor and caricaturist.
Biography
Born in Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard, l'Islet, Quebec, Canada, Hunter studied at l’École des Beaux-Arts de Québec and at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts of Paris.Artist's web site
He was a caricaturist for Quebec City's Le Soleil from 1956 to 1989.La ville de Québec sous caricatures
From 1989 he worked primarily as a sculptor.
Works
Mother Émilie Gamelin, 1999, at Berri–UQAM station of the Montreal Metro.Mère Émilie Gamelin 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.Merchant Seamen
Honours
Member since 1989 of the Order of Canada.Member of the Order of Canada
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