List of public art in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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This is a list of permanent public art in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The list contains only works of permanent public art freely accessible in public spaces, and not, for example, works inside museums that charge admission, or that are installed for short-term display.
Image | Title / subject | Location | Date | Artist | Notes |
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Edward Cornwallis | Cornwallis Park 44°38′23″N 63°34′11″W / 44.639824°N 63.569594°W |
1931 | J. Massey Rhind | Removed on January 31, 2018 and placed in storage.[1] | |
Lace Up | Emera Oval 44°38′58″N 63°35′16″W / 44.649564°N 63.587751°W |
2013 | Ilan Sandler | Commissioned to commemorate the 2011 Canada Winter Games[2] | |
The Wave | Halifax Boardwalk 44°38′50″N 63°34′12″W / 44.647173°N 63.570023°W |
c. 1986 | Donna Hiebert | [3] | |
Samuel Cunard | Halifax Seaport 44°38′28″N 63°34′00″W / 44.641135°N 63.566541°W |
2006 | Peter Bustin | [4] | |
The Emigrant | Halifax Seaport 44°38′29″N 63°34′00″W / 44.641401°N 63.566777°W |
2013 | Armando Barbon | Bronze and marble. Depicts an emigrant leaving his home country to start a new life in Canada.[5] | |
Saunders Park memorial sculpture | Saunders Park 44°38′47″N 63°36′40″W / 44.646305°N 63.611132°W |
1966 | Fairey Canada Ltd.[6] | The park is named after Donald Saunders, aviator, and manager of the Halifax Civic Airport at this location, 1931-1941. | |
Robert Burns | Victoria Park 44°38′31″N 63°34′48″W / 44.641888°N 63.579919°W |
George Anderson Lawson | [7] | ||
Walter Scott | Victoria Park 44°38′28″N 63°34′46″W / 44.640992°N 63.579374°W |
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North Is Freedom | Halifax North Memorial Public Library 44°39′14″N 63°35′10″W / 44.654026°N 63.585995°W |
2007 | Doug Bamford and Stephen Brathwaite | Named for a George Elliott Clarke poem, the monolith has four lines written by the poet about the surrounding neighbourhood which he considers his home, and other words that tell the story of the local community. The monolith is made from Corten steel.[8] | |
Marine Venus | University Avenue, Dalhousie University 44°38′15″N 63°35′18″W / 44.6374°N 63.5882°W |
1967 | Robert Hedrick | Commissioned for Expo 67, donated to Dalhousie University in 1969 by Seagram.[9] | |
Sailors' Memorial | Sackville Landing 44°38′49″N 63°34′15″W / 44.64693°N 63.57078°W |
Peter Bustin | |||
Orzo (a.k.a. The Kiss) | South Park Street 44°38′37″N 63°34′49″W / 44.64363°N 63.58023°W |
1981 | Adrien Francescutti | One of three statues made of granite from a staircase removed from a building on Barrington Street. Removed on November 26, 2014 and temporarily relocated to the garden of a private homeowner while the adjacent YMCA is redeveloped.[10] | |
Winston Churchill | Grafton Park 44°38′38″N 63°34′28″W / 44.643914°N 63.574501°W |
1980 | Oscar Nemon | ||
20th Century Student | Dalhousie University 44°38′38″N 63°34′28″W / 44.643914°N 63.574406°W |
1968 | Reg Dockrill | Removed in 2012 due to corrosion and structural damage.[11] | |
Halifax Explosion Memorial Sculpture | Halifax North Memorial Library 44°39′14″N 63°35′09″W / 44.6540°N 63.5859°W |
1966 | Jordi Bonet | Removed in 2004 and replaced with North is Freedom. | |
Bronze Kindred Spirits | Alderney Gate, Dartmouth 44°39′51″N 63°34′07″W / 44.6642°N 63.5685°W |
1990 | Dawn McNutt | ||
Halifax Explosion Memorial Bell Tower | Fort Needham 44°39′57″N 63°36′04″W / 44.6657°N 63.6012°W |
1985 | Core Design Group | ||
Life | Ben's Bakery, Quinpool Road 44°38′43″N 63°35′49″W / 44.6453°N 63.5970°W |
1968 | Joseph Drapell | ||
Origins | Ondaatje Courtyard, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia 44°38′54″N 63°34′22″W / 44.6483°N 63.5729°W |
1995 | John Greer | ||
Humangination | Barrington Street 44°38′34″N 63°34′18″W / 44.6428°N 63.5717°W |
1979 | Adrien Francescutti | ||
Bird of Spring | Ondaatje Courtyard (formerly Cheapside Park), Art Gallery of Nova Scotia 44°38′54″N 63°34′22″W / 44.6482°N 63.5727°W |
1988 | Abraham Etungat | Removed | |
The Iron Worker | Macdonald Bridge Dartmouth end 44°40′11″N 63°34′39″W / 44.6696°N 63.5776°W |
2005 | Peter Bustin | ||
"Harbour Lookoff" sign | Point Pleasant Park 44°37′37″N 63°33′55″W / 44.6269°N 63.5654°W |
School of Architecture, Technical University of Nova Scotia | |||
Celtic Cross | George Street 44°38′55″N 63°34′21″W / 44.6487°N 63.5725°W |
2000 | Donated by Charitable Irish Society of Halifax | ||
Weldon sculptures | University Avenue 44°38′16″N 63°35′15″W / 44.6379°N 63.5874°W |
1968 | Gord Smith | Two sculptures by the same artist – one in the forecourt and one in the building lobby.[6] | |
Vytaiemo | Cornwallis Park 44°38′24″N 63°34′09″W / 44.6400°N 63.5692°W |
1992 | Dawn McNutt | Sponsored by Ukrainian Canadian Congress. | |
Custom House Lions | Granville Mall | 1904 | Reassembled at current site in January 2005.[6] |
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- DeLory, Barbara (2011). Three centuries of public art: historic Halifax Regional Municipality. Halifax, N.S.: New World Pub. (Canada). ISBN 978-1895814354.
References
[edit]- ^ "'Controversial Cornwallis statue removed from Halifax park". CBC News. January 31, 2018.
- ^ "Public art". Halifax Regional Municipality. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ O'Connor, Joe (May 2, 2012). "Halifax Wave's white flag in 26-year fight with sculpture-climbing kids". National Post. Postmedia Network Inc. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ Wagner, Richard (January 2007). "Sir Samuel and the new Queen Victoria". The Porthole. The World Ship Society, Port of New York Branch. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Halifax Port Authority is Pleased to Present "The Emigrant"". The Halifax Port Authority. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ a b c DeLory, Barbara (2011). Three centuries of public art: historic Halifax Regional Municipality. Halifax, N.S.: New World Pub. (Canada). ISBN 978-1895814354.
- ^ Gallagher, Martha. "Top 5 Statues in Halifax you HAVE to see!". Destination Halifax. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Rust and rescue". The Coast. October 16, 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ Rebecca Schneidereit, Contemplating 'Marine Venus', Dal News, Dalhousie University, June 6, 2008
- ^ "A NEW HOME FOR "ORZO" THE SOUTH PARK YMCA PUBLIC ART STATUE". YMCA Halifax. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Damaged sculpture at Dalhousie removed". Halifax Chronicle-Herald. 19 August 2012.