Charles Daudelin

Charles Daudelin, GOQ (October 1, 1920 – April 2, 2001) was a Canadian sculptor and painter, a major Quebec artist.

Born in Granby, Quebec, he became a pioneer in integrating art into public space. He created many public artworks, including:

• Allegrocube, in front of the Palais de justice de Montréal;
• the altar screen for the Sacré-Coeur chapel for Notre-Dame Basilica;
• works in Viger Square in Montreal and the Place du Québec in Paris;
• aluminum joints at Mont-Royal station and large sculptural grilles at Langelier station in the Montreal metro.

Charles Daudelin was awarded the Quebec government's Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas in 1985, and was made a member of the Ordre national du Québec in 1998. He died in Kirkland, Quebec. His last work, Le Passage du 2 avril, is named for the date of his death and installed in front of Kirkland city hall.

• Sculptural grille by Charles Daudelin, at Langelier metro station in Montreal

• Éclatement II, fountain in front of the Gare du Palais, in Quebec City