Louis Temporale

Louis Temporale, OOnt CM (1909–1994) is an Italian–Canadian sculptor.

He lived in Hamilton, Ontario for ten years,[1] and died in Port Credit, a neighbourhood in Mississauga.[2]

Statue of Bethune at Wanping Fortress, Beijing, sculpted by Temporale.[3]

Public artwork sculptor Elizabeth Wyn Wood said, in 1939, that "there is no finer stone carver in the world" than Temporale.[3] It was in 1938-39 he was commissioned to create a 13 panel limestone bas relief carvings depicting Communications & Transportation on the side of the new Toronto Postal Delivery Building (which is now the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. He also created other carvings utilized in the facade of the building.

In 1991, he was made a Member of the Order of Ontario and the Order of Canada.[4] He was a member of the Ontario Society of Artists.[5]

References
  1. "VIDEO: Louis Temporale, a legacy carved in stone". ParrySound.com. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  2. "Artist/Maker Name "Temporale, Louis"". CHIN. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  3. Mahoney, Jeff (19 April 2013). "Mahoney: Son fights to protect father's deteriorating legacy, carved in stone". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  4. "Order of Ontario Appointees by year of Appointment".
  5. "Members Deceased". Ontario Society of Artists. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
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