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Category: Visual Art

Statue of Curé Antoine Labelle

Statue of Curé Antoine Labelle

This statue was carved by sculptor Olindo Gratton, a native of Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, not long after the death of Antoine Labelle. It depicts the “colonizing priest.” In his […]
Monument to Curé Labelle, place du Curé-Labelle, Saint-Jérôme

Monument to Curé Labelle, place du Curé-Labelle, Saint-Jérôme

A man and his children pose proudly beside the monument to Curé Labelle not long after its dedication in the centre of Parc Labelle. It took four committees […]
Commemorative Sculpture of Curé Labelle’s “<span lang="fr" xml:lang="fr">Grande Corvée</span>”

Commemorative Sculpture of Curé Labelle’s “Grande Corvée”

This sculpture commemorating Curé Labelle’s grande corvée du bois, or wood convoy, was designed in 2016 as part of the celebrations of the 125th anniversary of Labelle’s death. […]