Public Artwork
Signatures
Location:
Palais de justice de Montréal, 1 Notre-Dame Street East, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Artwork creator(s):
Brière, Marie-France
Text author(s):
Brière, Marie-France
Installation year:
2002
Remarks on location:
Located in the "Allée des huissiers" (Bailiffs' Alley)
Description:
The artwork is composed of three elements. Steel panels stand vertically on the floor. Marble plates are affixed to them in such a way as to evoke an open book. Each plate bears a signature in relief.
Text of the artwork:
Jean de Saint-Père
Michel Le Pailleur
Jean-Baptiste Decoste
Text theme:
Names of notaries
Artwork theme:
Justice Note(s):
Jean de Saint-Père was Montreal's first clerk of the court and first notary, in 1648.
Michel Le Pailleur was a notary from 1701 to 1702.
Jean-Baptiste Decoste was a notary in 1732.
Owner(s):
Société immobilière du Québec Document(s):
Syndicate
