Monday, August 10, 2009

Jardin Botanique de Montréal

Jardin Botanique de MontréalThe Administration Building at the Botanical Gardens in Montreal were built in 1937. The building was designed by Lucien F Kéroack with reliefs by local Montreal sculptors Henri Hérbert and Joseph Guardo.

There are a series of octagonal-shaped plaques near the roofline along the front of the building but the most eyecatching panels are located on the towers at either end.

Jardin Botanique de MontréalThe Rosemont tour booklet from the 10th World Congress on Art Deco idenifies Hérbert as the creator of the colour reliefs.

There are four designs each depicting a different Canadian plant.

One panel, L'Érable shows a man pouring sap from a Maple into a barrel.

Jardin Botanique de Montréal

Another, Le Nénuphar, shows a moose eating Water Lillies.

Jardin Botanique de Montréal

The other two designs feature Native Americans. Le Mais shows a woman picking corn.

Jardin Botanique de Montréal

And finally, Le Bouleau, has an Native American man in a birch canoe.

Jardin Botanique de Montréal

2 comments:

  1. What a very nice programme of lectures and tours, organised by the 10th World Congress on Art Deco in Montreal this May! Hopefully the papers will be published soon for everyone to enjoy.

    And what a great city to confer in - Montreal is gorgeous.

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  2. The conference was a lot of fun. You can find videos of the lectures on the Montreal Art Deco website. This is the line-up for the Tuesday and there is a link at the top of the page to view the lectures. The other days are on the right hand sidebar.

    http://artdecomontreal.com/congress/lectures-on-tuesday-may-26-2009/en/

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