Art In The Orchard #15: The Apple Pickers - Easthampton, MA

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The Apple Pickers

Art In The Orchard - 2013

Park Hill Orchard

Easthampton, MA

Topic:  Hay and Stick Figures

GPS of Park Hill Orchard: N42° 17.127; W72° 41.685

Short Description: 

The Apple Pickers by Michael Melle of Plainfield, MA are figures built of hay, sticks and clothing.

Description: 

Two lifelike figures built from hay and sticks. A man a stick to knock apples from a tree. A nearby woman bends over to pick up apples from the ground. Baskets are used to collect the apples.

Valued at: $2,600

Art In The Orchard #14: Living In Landscape - Easthampton, MA

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Living In Landscape

Art In The Orchard - 2013

Park Hill Orchard

Easthampton, MA

Topic:  Painting on Fabric

GPS of Park Hill Orchard: N42° 17.127; W72° 41.685

Short Description: 

Living In Landscape by Lyn Horan of Holyoke, MA is an ink, and acrylic image printed on fabric pieces.

Artist Description: 

"The 'Shape Shifters' paintings are printed on fabric pieces that are sewn together. Images are on both sides. Their inks are heat set and environmentally friendly."

Valued at: Not For Sale

Art In The Orchard #13: Left Hand Star - Easthampton, MA

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Left Hand Star

Art In The Orchard - 2013

Park Hill Orchard

Easthampton, MA

Topic:  Artistic Seating

GPS of Park Hill Orchard: N42° 17.127; W72° 41.685

Short Description: 

Left Hand Star by Gene Montez Flores of Plainfield, MA is an array of four benches for star gazing and conversation..

Artist Description: 

"Originally part of an installation titled 'For space between stars. Where noise goes to die'. When four people lie on the benches with their heads on the pillow, they can see the sky and hear each other, but not see each other. It is an intimate experience. Left hand star is a square dance configuration - just a fun connection of a star."

Valued at: $20,000

Art In The Orchard #12: North Star - Easthampton, MA

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North Star

Art In The Orchard - 2013

Park Hill Orchard

Easthampton, MA

Topic:  Anamorphic Painting

GPS of Park Hill Orchard: N42° 17.127; W72° 41.685

Short Description: 

North Star by Fletcher Smith of Northampton, MA  is a conic anamorphic painting consisting of a acrylic photo-phosphorescent film on a fibreboard panel and  a chrome plated stainless steel cone.

Artist Description: 

"A conic anamorphic painting of a nautical star suspended in a tree with resulting image seen from one single point of view."

Valued at: $15,000

Art In The Orchard #11: DragonFlies - Easthampton, MA

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DragonFlies

Art In The Orchard - 2013

Park Hill Orchard

Easthampton, MA

Topic: Epic Beings

GPS of Park Hill Orchard: N42° 17.127; W72° 41.685

Short Description: 

DragonFlies by Piper Glass and Steel of Northampton, MA  is a dragon sculpture composed of steel, recycled aluminum cans, copper and glass.

Artist Description: 

" Dragons are an extravagant expression of beauty, creativity, and power. They are the free spirits of the Chinese Zodiac was resist conformity with fire-breathing ferocity; disdainful of rules and regulations imposed by others because restrictions dampen their creative spark. Beyond the need to live free and uninhibited, in the Far East dragons are considered to be divine."

Valued at: $7,500

Art In The Orchard #10: Death of Music - Easthampton, MA

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Death of Music
Art In The Orchard - 2013
Park Hill Orchard
Easthampton, MA
Topic: Allegorical Installation

GPS of Park Hill Orchard: N42° 17.127; W72° 41.685

Short Description: 

Death of Music by John P. Landino of Montague, MA  is an allegorical installation of a piano and an organ.

Artist Description: 

A piano is bound by ropes and chains and is suspended from a large tree. The organ is placed at the edge of a thicket. The organ has been exposed to the elements to hasten the slow destruction of the musical instrument.

"The Death of Music reflects my interest in exposing censorship in the music, radio and television industry today. I am concerned not only with the overt censorship, but the types of covert censorship that takes place in the media everyday. Artist do not conform to corporate media's expectations, whether it be physical appearance or political views., find it difficult to obtain contracts and denied the ability to expose their work to a larger audience. Pianos Bound, taken apart or left to deteriorate cannot make music!"

Valued at: $10,000

Art In The Orchard #9: Togetherness - Easthampton, MA

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Togetherness

Art In The Orchard - 2013

Park Hill Orchard

Easthampton, MA

Topic: Abstract Sculpture

GPS of Park Hill Orchard: N42° 17.127; W72° 41.685

Short Description: 

Togetherness by Mary Ann Kelly of Northampton, MA  is an abstract installation made of copper roof sheeting and wire.

Artist Description: 

"This sculpture is made of reused weathered copper roof sheathing in precut widths ranging from 1/4" to 12". The copper tendrils are wrapped and intertwined around and between the selected trees creating lines and shapes to represent the energy they hold between them. This bold, graceful, organic three-dimensional "drawing" can be view from all sides as it catches the light throughout the day. The copper tendrils enfold, undulate, mimic, and play out into space, creating a life of their own between two ladder-like tree-embodying spaces i n togetherness."

Togetherness was inspired by the poem on marriage by Kahlil Gibran in the book <i>The Prophet</i>.

Valued at: Installations Available

Art In The Orchard #8: Hoot and Tweet - Easthampton, MA

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Hoot and Tweet

Art In The Orchard - 2013

Park Hill Orchard

Easthampton, MA

Topic: Figurative Sculpture

GPS of Park Hill Orchard: N42° 17.127; W72° 41.685

Short Description: 

Hoot and Tweet by Susan Halls of Easthampton, MA is a figurative sculpture made of fired clay and cedar wood.

Artist Description:

"A chunky cedar post set deep into the ground, standing eight and a half feet tall above ground. At the very top - on the flat plane, a large ceramic owl is perched. On the side of the trunk, set just below the owl is a small clay finch - about the size of a fat sparrow."

Valued at: $950

Art In The Orchard #7: The Walking Man - Easthampton, MA

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The Walking Man

Art In The Orchard - 2013

Park Hill Orchard

Easthampton, MA

Topic: Figurative Sculpture

GPS of Park Hill Orchard: N42° 17.127; W72° 41.685

Short Description: 

The Walking Man is a steel figurative sculpture by Lee Hunt of Northampton, MA.

Artist description: 

"A modern man ... suit and tie ... energetic ... ever moving ... on his way ... where??? Across the globe ... ending? ... who knows where. There is humor in this sculptor's sculpture of the walking man...Like a Jules Feiffer cartoon strip... You laugh because it is funny and it is funny because it is true."

Valued at: $8,000

Art In The Orchard #6: Garden Man - Easthampton, MA

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Garden Man

Art In The Orchard - 2013

Park Hill Orchard

Easthampton, MA

Topic:  Silhouette Sculpture

GPS of Park Hill Orchard: N42° 17.127; W72° 41.685

Short Description:

Garden Man, by Bob Turan of Earlton, NY, is a silhouette sculpture made of welded steel reinforcing rods.

Artist Description:

"Garden Man is a skeleton of a trellis featuring the design of a and artist, Michael A. Willhoite. This is the "evil twin" of Green Man which has an honored place in Michael's flower garden. In contrast, my Garden Man has had rough duty chasing away woodchucks in upstate, NY."

Valued at: $950

Art In The Orchard #5: Herd - Easthampton, MA

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Herd

Art In The Orchard - 2013

Park Hill Orchard

Easthampton, MA

Topic:  Figurative Sculptures

Stallion

Ghost Horses

Ghost Horses

GPS of Park Hill Orchard: N42° 17.127; W72° 41.685

Short Description:

Herd, by Joe Landry of Montague, MA, consists of three ghost horses and a stallion. The ghost horses have concrete bodies on a steel base. The stallion is made of steel and Cor-ten steel.

Artist Description:

"This installation is intended to be in two groups separated by a short distance. The Ghost Horses in one group and the Stallion standing alone. Ghost forms do not have legs and appear to be floating above ground while the stallion is firmly footed."

"This herd represents the family relationship of horses with the stallion leading the way. As with the nature of a herd the ghost horse family is independent but, understanding the relationship and the power of running with a herd. Much like we humans."

Valued at: $14,000

Art In The Orchard #4: Icarus Returned - Easthampton, MA

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Icarus Returned

Art In The Orchard - 2013

Park Hill Orchard

Easthampton, MA

Topic: Figurative Sculpture

GPS of Park Hill Orchard: N42° 17.127; W72° 41.685

Short Description:

Icarus Returned is a  figurative sculpture composed of scrap automotive parts and machine parts created by Chris Woodman of Easthampton, MA.

Artist Description:

"Art Deco influenced, atomic age version of the classical myth, Icarus. The bust is formed from automotive waste and up-cycled machine parts. The half-man, half-machine emerges from the scorched earthen hole, a likely last movement before his tragic destiny repeats itself once again."

Valued at: $4,500

Art In The Orchard #3: Shed (Camera Obscura) - Easthampton, MA

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Shed

Art In The Orchard - 2013

Park Hill Orchard

Easthampton, MA

Topic:  Camera Obscura

The Shed

Camera Obscura Set-up

Camera Obscura Projecting Image 

Inverted Image of Mount Tom

GPS of Park Hill Orchard: N42° 17.127; W72° 41.685

Short Description:

Camera obscura shed is constructed from wood and covered with re-purposed external mirrors by Maggie Nowinski of Easthampton, MA.

Artist Description:

"Shed ... is an enclosed post and lintel structure, an example of the most basic human made architectural form or shelter. Mirrors cover the exterior allowing the reflected environment to dictate its form. The sculpture explores the interaction between glaring visible structure and camouflaged harmony."

The interior of the structure incorporates a simple camera obscura which projects an inverted image of Mount Tom.

Valued at: Not For Sale

Art In The Orchard #2: Standing Tall - Easthampton, MA

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Standing Tall

Art In The Orchard - 2013

Park Hill Orchard

Easthampton, MA

Topic: Silhouette Sculpture

GPS of Park Hill Orchard: N42° 17.127; W72° 41.685

Short Description: 

Standing Tall is a silhouette sculpture of welded steel and glass panels by Lynn Latimer of Easthampton, MA.

Artist description: 

"Three fused glass medallion panels are mounted in a custom steel framework that extends the drawing, spirit and energy started in glass panels. The pieces are interwoven and positioned into a complex three-dimensional puzzle, crisp and architectural in appearance."

Valued at: $3,800

Art In The Orchard #1: D.N.A.tor - Easthampton, MA

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D.N.A.tor

Art In The Orchard - 2013

Park Hill Orchard

Easthampton, MA

Topic: Abstract Sculpture

GPS of Park Hill Orchard: N42° 17.127; W72° 41.685

Short Description: 

D.N.A.tor is a hammered metal and welded sculpture by Robert Cole of Washington, D.C. displayed at the 2013 version of Art in the Orchard: August 10 - October 31, 2013

Long Description:

This 10' high abstract sculpture has S-shaped metal panels joined together by metal strips suggesting the base pairs found in DNA. As the panels rise they diminish to a point that supports a large curved element that suggests the beak of a large bird or prehistoric creature.

Valued at: $23,500

Mural: Old Town Hall 1910 - Cornwall, ON, Canada

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Old Town Hall 1910

Cornwall, ON, Canada

Topic: Murals

GPS: N45° 01.182; W074° 43.785

Quick Description: 

The Old Town Hall 1910 mural is located at 272 Pitt Street on the 3rd Street West side of the building.

Long Description:

A heritage theme mural entitled The Old Town Hall 1910 was commissioned by the City of Cornwall, Ontario and created by Karole Margois in 1994. The 40' long by 20' high mural is painted on the side of a downtown business and fills most of the empty space on the brick wall.

The mural depicts a scene from Cornwall's past. Dignitaries, clergy, and a brass band are parading in front of the old town hall, which also housed the fire department and police station. A policeman watches, a lady carries a baby with her back towards the parade, a horse drawn fire wagon passes by on the right, and the scene is being photographed with a period camera mounted on a tripod. 

Philatelic Photograph: University of Ottawa - Ottawa, ON, Canada

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University of Ottawa

Ottawa, ON, Canada

Topic: Philatelic Photographs

GPS: N45° 25.482; W075° 41.165

Quick Description: 

The University of Ottawa is located at 75 Laurier Avenue East, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

Long Description:

The University of Ottawa was founded as the College of Bytown in 1848 by Monsignor Joseph-Eugene Guigues of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate religious order. With 40,000 students, faculty and staff from more than 150 countries, it is the first and largest bilingual university in North America.

In 1856 the college moved from Lower Town to its current location. In 1861 it changed its name to the University of Ottawa and received a Royal charter in 1866. In 1919 it became a co-educational institution. In 1965 it became a publicly funded public University.

The stamp shows a view of Tabaret Hall, the central administration building, located at 550 Cumberland Street. The main building was designed by architect, A. O. Von Herbulis in the Classic style. It was erected in 1905, additional wings were added in 1914, 1922 and 1931.

The building was named, in 1971, in honor of Father Joseph-Henri Tabaret, who is considered the major developer of the college. Under his leadership Bytown College became an official university.

The stamp was issued by Canada on September 25, 1998 on the 150th anniversary of the founding of the College of Bytown.

Roadside Attraction: Maman - Ottawa, ON, Canada

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Maman

Ottawa, ON, Canada

Topic: Roadside Attractions

N 45° 25.760 W 075° 41.835

Quick Description: 

Maman, a sculpture of a giant spider, is located in the plaza in front of the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Long Description:

Maman, the familiar term for mother in French, is the title of this gigantic spider sculpture created by the French born American sculptor Louise Bourgeois. The bronze and stainless steel spider is 30' high and 33' wide. All eight legs touch the ground and support the abdomen and thorax. In the central sac holds twenty-six spider eggs made of marble.

Maman was first sculpted in 1999, cast in 2003, and purchased by the National Gallery of Canada in 2004. The giant spider has become an icon of contemporary art.

Philatelic Photograph: Library of Parliament - Ottawa, ON, Canada

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Library of Parliament

Ottawa, ON, Canada

Topic: Philatelic Photographs

GPS: N45° 25.544; W075° 42.030

Quick Description: 

The Library of Parliament is located between the Centre Block Parliament Building and a sheer bluff on the Ottawa River on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, ON, Canada.

Long Description:

The Library of Parliament is the information and research resource for the Parliament of Canada. It is located in the rear of the Centre Block building on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. The octagonal building was designed by Thomas Fuller and Chilion Jones in the High Victorian Gothic style. The library was established in 1876. The polychrome building is constructed of Nepean sandstone, white Gloucester limestone, red Potsdam and buff Ohio sandstone. The roof has three tiers and is topped by a copper covered cupola. The library survived intact after a fire destroyed the adjacent Centre Block building in 1916.

The library maintains a collection of 600,000 items and employs a staff of 300 persons. The library is reserved for parliamentary business. Research produced by the library is made available to the public. 

The stamp was issued by Canada on September 8, 1966 to commemorate the 12th General Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association held in Ottawa on September 8 to October 5, 1966. The view on the stamp is from the north side of the building looking west towards the two northwest towers on the Centre Block building.

Philatelic Photograph: Parliament Building East Block - Ottawa, ON, Canada

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Parliament Building  East Block

Ottawa, ON, Canada

Topic: Philatelic Photographs

GPS: N45° 25.467; W075° 41.875

Quick Description: 

The East Block is located north of Wellington Street on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, ON, Canada

Long Description:

The East Block which is officially called the Eastern Departmental Building it the easternmost of the three parliament buildings located on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada. 

The asymmetrical building was designed by Thomas Stent and Augustus Laver in the High Victorian Gothic style. Construction of the Nepean sandstone building began in 1859 and the building opened in 1866. It has survived intact since it was constructed.

The East Block is used as an office building. Preserved are the historic offices Father of Confederation Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald and Sir George-Étienne Cartier; the governor general, Lord Dufferin; and the Privy Council. Several rooms are used for ceremonial purposes. 

The stamp was issued in 1987 by Canada in booklet pane format.

Philatelic Photograph: Parliament Building Centre Block - Ottawa, ON, Canada

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Parliament Building Centre Block

Ottawa, ON, Canada

Topic: Philatelic Photographs

GPS: N45° 25.477; W075° 41.970

Quick Description: 

The Centre Block building is the largest of the Parliament Buildings. It is located on Parliament Hill on the south bank of the Ottawa River in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Long Description:

The Gothic Revival style Centre Block was designed by Jean Omer Marchand and John A. Pearson. Construction began in 1916 after a fire destroyed a previous structure. The building is predominantly built of sandstone blocks with various types of stone use to trim the 550 windows. The building is sited between two other buildings, the West Block and the East Block, on top of a limestone hill on the north edge of Ottawa.

The Centre Block is six story building that is 472' long by 246' deep. In front of the symmetrical building is 302.5' tall Peace Tower which is both a clock and a bell tower.

The Center Block houses the House of Commons and Senate of Canada. It also contains the offices of members of parliament, senators, and senior administrators. Hall of Honour, the Memorial Chamber, and Confederation Hall are used on ceremonial occasions.

The stamp was issued by Canada on October 1, 1948 to commemorate the centenary of the government.

Roadside Attraction: The Illuminated Crowd - Montréal, PQ, Canada

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The Illuminated Crowd

Montréal, PQ, Canada

Topic: Roadside Attractions

GPS: N45° 30.187; W073° 34.391

Quick Description: 

The Illuminated Crowd (La foule Illuminée) is located at 1994 McGill College Avenue in Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Long Description:

The Illuminated Crowd was created by French-British sculptor Raymond Mason in 1985. The highly controversial sculpture is 8.6 meters long by 3.20 meters wide. It depicts 65 characters representing people of different races, ages, and physical condition all compressed into a rectangular space on four levels. The grouping represents the fragility of humankind.

An aluminum plaque near the sculpture is inscribed (in English):

The Illuminated Crowd
1985

A crowd has gathered, facing light, an illumination
brought about by fire, an event, an ideology - or
an ideal. The strong light casts shadows, and as the
light moves towards the back and diminishes, the
mood degenerates; rowdiness, disorder, and violence
occur, showing the fragile nature of man. Illumination,
hope, involvement, hilarity, irritation, fear, illness,
violence, murder and death - the flow of man's
emotion through space.

Stratified Polyester Resin with Polychrome Paint, 314 x 860 x 320 cm

Epic Beings: Atlas Sculpture - Montréal, PQ, Canada

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Atlas Sculpture

Montréal, PQ, Canada

Topic: Epic Beings

GPS: N45° 29.303; W073° 35.492

Quick Description: 

An Atlas statue is located at 4131 rue Sherbrooke Ouest in Montréal.

Long Description:

In Greek mythology, Atlas was a Titan who held up the celestial sphere. The original version of this Art Deco depiction of Atlas was created by Lee Oskar Lawrie in collaboration with Rene Paul Chambellan and installed on Fifth Avenue in 1937 opposite St. Patrick's Cathedral at an entrance to Rockefeller Center. This Atlas sculpture is clearly based on Lee Lawrie's famous work. However, in this version Atlas is carrying an armillary sphere but with a map of the world superimposed over the sphere.

This 18' tall fiberglass Atlas sculpture looks identical to the mass-produced sculptures used to for promotional purposes by the Jack LaLanne Fitness Centers that were very popular in the 1960's.

Scientist: Louis Pasteur - Montréal, PQ, Canada

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Louis Pasteur

Montréal, PQ, Canada

Topic: Scientists

GPS: N45° 30.836; W073° 33.671

Quick Description: 

A statue of the French scientist Louis Pasteur  is located in Place Pasteur on rue Saint-Denis in Montréal.

Long Description:

The French scientist, Louis Pasteur, is universally recognized as one of the world's greatest scientist. As a chemist he discovered that molecules can exist in mirror image pairs. He is the father of the science of microbiology and proved the germ theory of disease. This led to his development vaccines for chicken colera, anthrax, and rabies, and the Pasteurization process used to preserve milk.

A painted stone life-size bust of Pasteur is on top of a 5.5' high stone base in Place Pasteur in front of a building belonging to the University of Québec at Montréal - QUAM. A plaque on the front of the base is inscribed:

LE SQUARE PASTEUR
AINSI NOMMÉ EN 1922
EN L'HONNEUR DU CENTENAIRE
DU CHEMISTE ET MICROBIOLOGIST

LOUIS PASTEUR
1822 - 1895

LES MONTRÉALAIS RECONNAISSANTS
ONT DÉVOILE CETTE PLAQUE
LE 19 NOVEMBRE 1973
POUR SON CENT-CINQUANTIEME
ANNIVERSAIRE English translation:

PASTEUR SQUARE
SO NAMED IN 1922
IN HONOR OF THE CENTENARY
THE CHEMIST AND MICROBIOLOGIST

LOUIS PASTEUR
1822 - 1895

GRATEFUL MONTREALERS
HAVE UNVEILED THIS PLAQUE
ON NOVEMBER 19, 1973
FOR HIS HUNDRED-FIFTIETH
ANNIVERSARY

Figurative Public Sculpture: Keep Flyin' - Montréal, PQ, Canada

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Keep Flyin'

Montréal, PQ, Canada

Topic: Figurative Public Sculpture

GPS: N45° 29.350; W073° 34.970

Quick Description: 

The sculpture entitled Keep Flyin' is located near the entrance to the Montréal Children's Hospital.

Long Description:

Keep Flyin' is a 6' long by 4' high bronze sculpture that depicts five children sitting on a sled placed on the slope of a granite boulder. All the children are dressed in winter clothing and display excited expressions as they slide downhill. The sculpture was created by Blair Muhlestein as 18/21 copies copyrighted in 1991. A bronze plaque on the boulder is inscribed:


AUX JEUNES PATIENTS, AUX PARENTS
ET TU PERSONNEL
DE L'HÔSPITAL DE MONTRÉAL POUR ENFANTS
AVRIL 1997

TOUJOURS PLUS HAUT
KEEP FLYIN'

TO THE CHILDREN, PARENTS AND STAFF
OF THE MONTREAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
APRIL 1997

Figurative Public Sculpture: Catching Up - Montréal, PQ, Canada

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Catching Up

Montréal, PQ, Canada

Topic: Figurative Public Sculpture

GPS: N45° 29.296; W073° 35.497

Quick Description: 

Catching Up is a trompe l'oeil painted bronze statue located at 4141 rue Sherbrooke Ouest in the Westmont section of Montréal, PQ, Canada.

Long Description:

Catching Up is a 5.75' high bronze figure of a man who is leaning against a building reading a newspaper. The bronze sculpture is painted in shades of green and brown to give the sculpture a realistic appearance.   The man is bald, wearing mustache, loafers, slacks, a open cardigan sweater, and a tie. His right shoulder is against the wall, and his legs are crossed at the ankles, right over left. He is reading a newspaper opened to the editorial/entertainment pages of the July 4, 1985 edition of the English language Montreal Gazette. A suitcase is standing on the sidewalk by his side.

The sculpture was created by John Seward Johnson II also known as J. Seward Johnson, Jr. an American artist who is renown for his life-like depiction of people engaged in common activities. It was installed on 4141 rue Sherbrooke Ouest in 1985.

A bronze plaque at the base of the sculpture is inscribed:


CATCHING UP
BY J. SEWARD JOHNSON, JR.
SITED BY SCULPTURE PLACEMENT, WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Statue of Historic Figure: John Cabot Monument - Montréal, PQ, Canada

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John Cabot Monument

Montréal, PQ, Canada

Topic: Statue of Historic Figures

GPS: N45° 29.367; W073° 35.016

Quick Description: 

A monument for the explorer John Cabot (Giovanni Cabato) is located in Cabot Square in Montréal, PQ, Canada.

Long Description:

In the center of Cabot Square is a large hexagonal monument to the Italian-born English explorer John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto), by Italian sculptor Guido Casini. The 7' high bronze statue of Cabot stands on top of a 15' high stone base which is surrounded by three tiers hexagonal stone steps. The heavily bearded Cabot is depicted wearing a tunic and a knee length overcoat, open in the front. His feet are on each edge of the plinth and his is right hand is raised to the level of his eyes. His left arm is down by his side and he is a piece of paper. The statue was erected by the Italian community of Canada and unveiled on May 25, 1935.

Around alternating sides of the base are three bas-relief sculptures depicting scenes for Cabot's career as an explorer. The other three sides contain the following inscriptions:
In Italian:


GIOVANNI CABATO
GILLIALIANI
DEL CANADA
XXV MAGGIO MCMCCCV A XIII
In French:
A
GIOVANNI CABATO
LES ITALIENS
DU CANADA
In English:
TO
GIOVANNI CABATO
THE ITALIANS
OF CANADA
Giovanni Cabato was born in Venice, Italy around the year 1450. He was commissioned by King Henry VII of England to explore the North Atlantic. In May 1497 he sail west across the Atlantic Ocean on the ship the Matthew. He was the first European to discover what is now Canada when he landed on the island of Newfoundland. He explored the Canadian coastline in a futile search for a Northwest passage across North America to Asia. Along the way he named many islands and capes.

John Cabot claimed the land he explored for England. His second voyage is somewhat of a mystery. Historians at first thought the expedition was lost at sea but later evidence suggests he died in England in around the year 1499.

Dog Statues: The French Poodle - Montréal, Québec, Canada

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The French Poodle

Montréal, Québec, Canada

GPS: N45° 30.283; W073° 33.458

Quick Description: 

The French Poodle is one of a pair of sculptures installed on the southwest side of Place d’Armes outside the National Bank building in Montréal, Québec.

Long Description:

A pair of 7' high bronze sculptures called The English Pug and the French Poodle have recently ben installed at the Place d’Armes in Montréal, Québec. The sculptures were created by Montreal artist Marc-André J. Fortier and were erected in 2013.

The French Poodle depicts a tall, slender well-dressed woman dressed wearing a suit and high heel shoes. She is wearing an eye and nose mask while carrying a French Poodle in her arms. The French Poodle and Pug are looking at each other across the plaza while the owners are looking in opposite directions.

A plaque at the base of the statue is inscribed:

"Le caniche français
et le carlin anglais"
ou/or
"The English Pug and
the French Poodle

Artiste: Marc A. J. Fortier
Fonderie: Atelier du Bronze