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Louis-Philippe Hébert

Canadian sculptor

For other people with the same name, see Louis Hebert (disambiguation).

Louis-Philippe Hébert

Louis-Philippe Hébert

Born27 January 1850

Ste-Sophie de Mégantic, Canada East

Died13 June 1917

Westmount, Montreal, Quebec

EducationNapoléon Bourassa
Known forsculptor, educator

Louis-Philippe HébertCMG RCA (French pronunciation:[lwifilipebɛʁ]; 27 January 1850 – 13 June 1917) was a Canadian sculptor.

Louis-Philippe Hébert, Sculptor

He is considered one of the best sculptors of his generation.

Career

Hébert was the son of Théophile Hébert, a farmer, and Julie Bourgeois of Ste-Sophie de Mégantic, Canada East. At age 19, he enrolled as a Papal Zouave and left for Italy where he found the art an eye-opener. The trip had a major impact on his career.

Back in Canada, in 1872, he was initiated in making sculpture in wood by Adolphe Rho at Bécancour, then was mentored by Napoléon Bourassa in new approaches to sculpture in Ca HÉBERT, LOUIS-PHILIPPE (Philippe) - Dictionary of Canadian ... ZEK