Armand LaMontagne

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Armand Lamontagne's stone ender farm in Scituate, Rhode Island

Armand Maurice LaMontagne (February 3, 1938 – March 7, 2025) was an American sculptor of celebrated personalities.[1]

Background

Armand Maurice LaMontagne was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on February 3, 1938, and was a graduate of Worcester Academy and Boston College.[2][3] He was a self-taught artist who has honed his skills through practicing his profession, which he began pursuing after serving in the U.S. Army.[3] He studied his craft in Florence.[3]

LaMontagne and his wife, Lorraine (née Robitaille), had a daughter.[3] A resident of North Scituate, Rhode Island, he died from heart failure at home on March 7, 2025, at the age of 87.[2][3]

Body of work

LaMontagne is best recognized for his realistic, life-sized wood and bronze sculptures. Lamontagne long focused on New England sporting legends as subjects of his work, including

Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield, Massachusetts
.

LaMontagne's talents were brought to the national spotlight in the 1970s when he deliberately made a reproduction of a 17th-century turned oak

Providence Journal
.

In 1973, LaMontagne built a large crucifix for Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Scituate, Rhode Island.[6] He also built a replica 17th-century Rhode Island house called a stone ender in Scituate, Rhode Island.[7][8]

References

  1. ISBN 9781565300811
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  2. ^ a b "Armand M. LaMontagne". The Valley Breeze. March 7, 2025. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e Williams, Alex (March 30, 2025). "Armand LaMontagne, 87, Sculptor Who Turned Wood Into Legends". The New York Times. p. A32. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  4. ^ Wisnia, Saul. "SHAPING THE SPLENDID SPLINTER, AND OTHERS SCULPTOR ARMAND LAMONTAGNE TURNS FAMOUS FIGURES INTO WOODEN WONDERS". Vault. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "The Brewster Chair and the game of "Fool The Experts"". Henry Ford Museum. April 1, 2000. Archived from the original on August 5, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". www.saintjosephschurch.net. Archived from the original on October 20, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "The style of Stone Ender house | Redwood Library and Athenæum". www.redwoodlibrary.org. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  8. ^ Schroeder, Roger (March–April 1981). "Fine Woodworking" (PDF). pp. 56–59. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
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