Julien Hébert | |
Birth Date: | 19 August 1917 |
Birth Place: | Rigaud, Quebec, Canada |
Death Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Significant Buildings: | Place-Saint-Henri (Montreal Metro) Canada Pavilion, Expo '70 |
Significant Projects: | Expo 67 Logo |
Julien Hébert (August 19, 1917 - May 24, 1994) was a Québécois industrial designer, perhaps most famous for creating the logo of the Montreal World Exposition, Expo 67.
Formerly a student of philosophy, Hébert began his design education as a student of sculpture at the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, continuing in 1947 in Paris under Ossip Zadkine. Hébert later became a teacher himself, teaching art history and sculpture at his alma mater, the École des beaux-arts, and instructing in planning and design at the École du meuble. He went on to assist in the establishment of the École du design industriel at the University of Montreal. http://www.metrodemontreal.com/art/hebert/index.html. Earlier in his career he was also active as a comics artist. His best known series was Mouchette.[1]
In 1979, Hébert was awarded the Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas by the Québécois Government.