The Hansen-Bruni Mural is a magnificent artistic mural depicting the growth of Canada. Designed by Thor Hansen – a textile artist of Danish origin – and painted by Umberto Bruni, the mural depicts the growth of Quebec in 65 square metres (700 square feet) and 42 colour motifs. From the Percé Rock to the Gaspé Cross, across the Montmorency Falls and the tops of all those steeples, this is a slice of history – immortalized.
The mural is on permanent display in the Nishga Girl Salon, on Level 1 of the Museum.
Artist Umberto Bruni consulting Thor Hansen’s plan as he works on the mural at the Mont-Royal office of the British American Oil Company,1957. The building was owned by St. Lawrence Cement from 1994 to 2008.
Artist Umberto Bruni consulting Thor Hansen’s plan as he works on the mural at the Mont-Royal office of the British American Oil Company,1957. The building was owned by St. Lawrence Cement from 1994 to 2008.
Thor Hansen (left), designer of the mural and art director of the British American Oil Company showing the plan of the mural to Umberto Bruni (centre) and an unidentified woman, 1957.
Thor Hansen (left), designer of the mural and art director of the British American Oil Company showing the plan of the mural to Umberto Bruni (centre) and an unidentified woman, 1957.
Artist Umberto Bruni, with his nephew, in the process of painting the mural in the Mont-Royal office of the British American Oil Company, 1957. The building was owned by St. Lawrence Cement from 1994 to 2008.
Artist Umberto Bruni, with his nephew, in the process of painting the mural in the Mont-Royal office of the British American Oil Company, 1957. The building was owned by St. Lawrence Cement from 1994 to 2008.
Conservator Pat Legris and his team remove the mural from its location at 1945 Graham Boulevard in Mont-Royal. St. Lawrence Cement, owners of the building from 1994 to 2008, provided the Canadian Museum of History with funds for its removal. Photo: Moira McCaffrey, 2008.
Conservator Pat Legris and his team remove the mural from its location at 1945 Graham Boulevard in Mont-Royal. St. Lawrence Cement, owners of the building from 1994 to 2008, provided the Canadian Museum of History with funds for its removal. Photo: Moira McCaffrey, 2008.
St. Lawrence Cement Mural
Northern gannets (1)
Percé Rock(2)
Cod(3)
Gaspé cross(4)
Net and schooner (5-6)
Kelp and lighthouse(7-8)
Wheat head(9)
Cormorant(10)
Historical cannon(11)
Snowflakes(12)
Montmorency Falls(13)
Silhouettes: Québec City(14)
Saint-Louis Gate (15)
Pitcher plant (16)
Fence (17)
Rock with Maltese cross (18)
Morning glory (19)
Coat of arms of Quebec(20)
Iris(21)
Cape Éternité and Cape Trinité(22)
Anchor(23)
Log jam and boat(24-25)
Outdoor oven (26)
Weathervane(27)
Fort des Messieurs tower (28)
Mine entrance(29)
Sumac bush(30)
The Laurentians(31-32)
Maple key (33)
Pine, birch, poplar, oak(34-38)
Common mullein (39)
Blockhouse, Sainte-Hélène Island(40)
Fireflies(41)
Ferns (42)
St. Lawrence Cement Mural
Northern gannets (1)
Percé Rock(2)
Cod(3)
Gaspé cross(4)
Net and schooner (5-6)
Kelp and lighthouse(7-8)
Wheat head(9)
Cormorant(10)
Historical cannon(11)
Snowflakes(12)
Montmorency Falls(13)
Silhouettes: Québec City(14)
Saint-Louis Gate (15)
Pitcher plant (16)
Fence (17)
Rock with Maltese cross (18)
Morning glory (19)
Coat of arms of Quebec(20)
Iris(21)
Cape Éternité and Cape Trinité(22)
Anchor(23)
Log jam and boat(24-25)
Outdoor oven (26)
Weathervane(27)
Fort des Messieurs tower (28)
Mine entrance(29)
Sumac bush(30)
The Laurentians(31-32)
Maple key (33)
Pine, birch, poplar, oak(34-38)
Common mullein (39)
Blockhouse, Sainte-Hélène Island(40)
Fireflies(41)
Ferns (42)
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