Searching for Sherbrooke's Murals
We found a few murals while walking around the downtown area on Monday night, but we found moson Tuesday morning. Many depicted the town's history, some were just great works of art. I didn't take pictures of all of them but you can click here for a download of the brochure. They are all quite amazing. What follows is a small sample.
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| Sherbrooke 2002 Bicentennial Mural From the published brochure:
It was on the 200th anniversary
of the founding of the city of Sherbrooke
that the first trompe-l’oeil mural was inaugurated.
This scene looks as if time stood still
on the sunny afternoon of June 2, 1902. Some
23 characters are realistically represented.
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| This one is titled Heart, Culture, and Education. And, yes, those are cars parked there. Below is a closeup. |
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| The Traveler's Lodge |
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| #SHERBYLOVE MURAL |
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| This picture and the one below are closeups from Progress in the East. |
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| Nope! This one isn't a mural, but the park along the river right in downtown Sherbrooke where we ate lunch. Everyone was outside enjoying the beautiful weather and finely decorated park with its flowers and sculptures. |
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| The Good Years
From the published brochure:
This mural is a homage to
the Southwest Sherbrooke neighbourhood
known as “Le Petit-Canada,” once inhabited
by French Canadian labourers. Representing
the daily occurances of September 27, 1957,
this neighborhood was linked to the textile,
mechanical engineering and metallurgy industry.
It was mostly composed of large families
during the post-war baby boom years.
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| Destinies and Origins From the published brochure:
This huge trompe-l’oeil depicts
the historical origins of the neighbourhood.
It’s only a few steps from there
that the first land clearings occurred in
Sherbrooke, then referred to as Ascot
Township. This mural, with its forced vanishing
point, seems to pivot the wall back
to the lands and forests of 1792, then
to progressively return to today’s urban
surroundings.
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