Bust

In Quebec, at the turn of the 20th century, plaster was widely used for the industrial manufacture of decorative domestic items, such as statues and busts with religious, political and historical connotations. Renowned sculptors such as Alfred Laliberté and Louis-Philippe Hébert also used the material to create some of their most important works.

This plaster bust of Paul de Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve, was sculpted by Alfred ...