The 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.
The 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.
Another, Le Nénuphar, shows a moose eating Water Lillies.
The other two designs feature Native Americans. Le Mais shows a woman picking corn.
And finally, Le Bouleau, has an Native American man in a birch canoe.
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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.
ReplyDeleteAnd what a great city to confer in - Montreal is gorgeous.
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.
ReplyDeletehttp://artdecomontreal.com/congress/lectures-on-tuesday-may-26-2009/en/