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MTL” decorative panel made from ceramic tiles representing the city of Montreal and its main points of interest, Place Ville-Marie; Grand Séminaire, Oratoire St-Joseph, etc. Work by Jean Jacques Spénard, a teacher at the École du meuble in the 1940s and one of Quebec’s leading contemporary ceramists.
- Accession Number 2021.59.188
- Artiste / Auteur Spénard, Jean Jacques
- Materials ceramic, clay, glaze
- Measurements 40 x 30 cm
Historical context
A brief overview of the symbols of Montreal, immortalized on ceramic: first and foremost, Mount Royal, the beacon of the Montreal landscape, to which are grafted emblematic buildings and monuments erected in different eras. These include the Mount Royal Cross, Place Ville-Marie, Notre-Dame Basilica, the Grand Séminaire, Saint Joseph’s Oratory, Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel, the Bank of Montreal, the Royal Bank, Château Ramezay,...
- Accession Number 2021.59.188
- Artiste / Auteur Spénard, Jean Jacques
- Materials ceramic, clay, glaze
- Measurements 40 x 30 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, donation by Jacques Lacaille, 2021.059.188
Photo by Michel Pinault
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