CA-K538Culture & sport

Louis-Philippe Hébert, sculptor

Louis-Philippe Hébert, around 1898 (Wm. Notman & Son). Louis-Philippe Hebert · William Notman & Son · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Louis-Philippe Hébert was a Canadian sculptor known for public monuments. After carving wood figures for churches in Ottawa and Montréal, he made bronze statues such as Cartier on Parliament Hill and won renown for the sculptures on the façade of the Quebec legislature, his Maisonneuve monument in Montréal and the Macdonald monument in Ottawa.

Scope & context

Hébert as described in his designation.

Sources behind this record

Louis-Philippe Hébert National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text