Public Artwork

Monument to Maurice Duplessis

Émile Brunet, Monumen to Maurice Duplessis, 1960
Location:
Les jardins de l’hôtel du Parlement, Québec, QC, Canada
Artwork creator(s): 
Brunet, Émile
Text author(s): 
Duplessis, Maurice
Installation year: 
1977
Remarks on location: 

The monument is located near Grande-Allée East.

Text of the artwork: 

MAURICE DUPLESSIS Premier ministre 1936-1939, 1944-1959

Nous ne voulons pas que la législature de Québec soit à la remorque d'Ottawa.
Elle doit être menée par les citoyens de Québec.
Trois Rivières, 1944

Artwork theme: 
Tribute
History: 

This work is a tribute to the Prime Minister who held office the longest in Quebec history, i.e. from 1936 to 1939 and 1944 to 1959.