A “major mural” in tribute to former Prime Minister René Lévesque will be created this summer in Montreal. Once completed, it will be visible to motorists traveling on the metropolitan highway.
The mural will be painted by artist Kevin Ledo on a building belonging to the Société québécoise des infrastructures located on rue Crémazie Est, in the borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension.
According to the René-Lévesque Foundation and the MU organization, which is piloting the project, the work will be “clearly visible” from Highway 40 and its service road, heading east.
On the mural, we should see the portrait of the man who was Prime Minister of Quebec from 1976 to 1985, as well as a quote recalling the adoption of the Charter of the French Language in 1977.
Kevin Ledo is behind other public works in Montreal, including murals by Yvonne Maisonneuve and Daisy Peterson Sweeney. In a press release, he stressed that his objective will be to “transmit the role of René Lévesque as a visionary leader who defended and promoted a strong Quebec identity.”
The official inauguration should take place at the end of August, around René Lévesque’s birthday, on the 24th.
The René-Lévesque Foundation wishes to eventually deploy other murals in tribute to the former prime minister elsewhere in Quebec, each time recalling a significant moment in his political career.
