PLAMONDON, Marius (1914-1976)

Glass artist and sculptor Marius Plamondon studied marble sculpture at the Royal Academy of Carrara and wood carving at the Royal Academy of Urtijëi (1937-1938). He later went to France, where he was introduced to glass art as a student of Henri Charlier. Upon returning to Quebec, he was appointed as a professor in wood carving (1939-1947) and stained glass (1947-1963) at the École des beaux-arts de Québec, where he later served as director (1963-1970). His sculptures include the Stations of the Cross at the chapel of the Clercs Saint-Viateur novitiate in Joliette, works along the façade of the Sainte-Geneviève youth centre in Quebec City’s Saint-Louis neighbourhood and a decorative sign at the Beaver Club of Montreal’s Queen Elizabeth Hotel. He also created a number of glass windows, including ten at the high church of St. Joseph’s Oratory of Mount-Royal, several at the Maison des jésuites in Saint-Jérôme, two at the Collège Bourget in Rigaud and ten stained glass windows in the Clercs Saint-Viateur chapel.