Bust
Son honorable Camillien Houde, Maire de Montréal 1938
The sculpture is a bust of Camillien Houde. He is bald and wears a suit. It is covered with a bronze patina.
- Accession Number 2022.17.53
- Artiste / Auteur Gratton, Olindo
- Materials paint, plaster
- Measurements 55 x 40 x 30 cm
Historical context
Olindo Gratton’s sculpted bust portrait of Camillien Houde. He was born in the working-class neighborhood of Saint-Henri, Montreal, on August 13, 1889, and died in the same city on September 11, 1958. After commercial studies, he became a clerk, then a bank manager and, later, an insurance agent. Pierre-Joseph Dufresne, one of his former employers, was one of five Conservative Party members of the Quebec Legislative Assembly, which ...
- Accession Number 2022.17.53
- Artiste / Auteur Gratton, Olindo
- Materials paint, plaster
- Measurements 55 x 40 x 30 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, donation by Shawn Rosengarten, 2022.017.053
Photo by Victor Diaz Lamich
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