Joseph-Émile Brunet (1893–1977) was a Canadian sculptor based in Quebec. His output includes more than 200 monuments in bronze. Many of his sculptures depict national figures and events in Canada. He was born in Huntingdon, Quebec in 1893. He was educated at archbishop school, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the national superior École des Beaux-Arts of Paris.
He sculpted the Canadian Pavilion for the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne in Paris which included a 28 foot (8.5 m) sculpture of a bison (1937) and panels on the outside of the structure. Paintings and a show inside the Canadian pavilion depicted aspects of Canadian culture.
Mr. Joseph-Émile Brunet designed twenty-four capitals (1948) for the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, which depict 52 religious subjects reflecting the life of Jesus. Joseph-Émile Brunet sculpted 14 "Stations of the Cross" lining the walls of the cathedral. Stone statues of Saint Anne and Saints at the entrance of the cathedral. Joseph-Émile Brunet created the fountain in front of the Basilica and the stone 7 feet 6 inches (229 cm) high sculptures in niches as you enter the basilica, "Marie de L’Incarnation", "Saint Joseph", "The Virgin with Jesus", "François de Laval", and "St. Joachim". Joseph-Émile Brunet also sculpted Kateri Tekakwitha in bronze, 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm) high.[2]