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d m o n t o n artist sculpts
Famous Five
byGAII HFl. GASON
ow would you like a chance to sit down with the
ous Five?
tanks to the ingenuity of Edmonton artist Barbara
( son, you'll be able to do just that.
Iterson, a bronze sculptor, recently won a national
petition worth more than S5lX), tKX) to produce two
uiments to the Famous Five. The works will com-norate
Henrietta Muir tdwards, Louise McKinney,
ly Murphy, Nellie McClung and Irene I'arlby, the
Alberta women responsible for the 1929 legal
nge that made Canadian women " persons" under
law. The decision enabled women to participate
• in public life.
m just absolutely thrilled," says Paterson, who beat
l ~ competitors from across Canada for the honor.
like Christmas three times over."
flighted as she is to receive the commission, stunts
that she was optimistic all along that she would
" I had sold myself so much on the project. The
built and built."
ne of the works, which will be 25 per cent larger
t lite, will be placed on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in
0. An identical piece will he unveiled in Calgary in
9. I he commission is sponsored by the Famous live
ndation, a Calgarv- hased group dedicated in celebrating
the five women and pursuing
their goals of equality
Paterson's winning proposal
depicts a hypothetical meeting of the
Famous Five at their " moment of triumph"
when they are enjoying a newspaper headline
stating that " women are persons." The artist envisages
the meeting as taking place in a room in Emily
Murphy's house in Edmonton in 1929. All five are
dressed in the fashion of the time and sculpted to look
their age at that time. McClung and Parlby hold the
newspaper between them, while Murphy greets them.
McKinney drinks tea as Edwards proposes a toast to the
women's success.
" The one chair left vacant will allow a process of
interaction where viewers may sit down and get to
know the women and join in the celebration," says
Paterson, " I think art should be inter- active."
The symbolism of the circle is meant to capture " a
feeling of togetherness" among women everywhere, she
says. The sculpture has been designed to preserve sight
lines so tlut at least one ol the ligurcs laces the viewer
from any point outside the circle.
I he next lew months will he busy for Paterson, who
travel to the Kmnzart Foundry In Calgary wveral
Women are Persons: Sculptor Barbara Paterson c
the maquette for her commission of the Famous Five.
times to oversee the casting of the smaller version. The
process involves placing a wax duplicate of the pieces in
a magnetic resonance imaging machine to obtain measurements
of the scale required.
Paterson is particularly delighted to have crossed
paths with one of the Famous Five for the second time:
she grew up a block away from Emily Murphy's house.
Paterson, who describes herself as " a mature sculptor,"
discontinued her art career to raise three children,
and returned to the University of Alberta to complete
her flachclur of Fine Aits degree in 1988. Her previous
works include life- size bronze sculptures for the City of
Red Deer, the City of St. Albert, the City of Edmonton
and the Edmonton Catholic School Hoard.
' I'm still learning," she says.
l « » r Information: Ko\ s brad lev. Alberta LominunlC)
Development, ( 403) 4IV02HK
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Pine Lake History - 1990-1999 |
| Subject | AWI: Pine Lake Branch |
| Description | Branch History |
| Language | en |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Type | text |
| Source | Alberta Women's Institutes |
| Identifier | awi0811091 |
| Date | 2007 |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
Description
| Title | Page 136 |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | AWI Collection |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
| Transcript | d m o n t o n artist sculpts Famous Five byGAII HFl. GASON ow would you like a chance to sit down with the ous Five? tanks to the ingenuity of Edmonton artist Barbara ( son, you'll be able to do just that. Iterson, a bronze sculptor, recently won a national petition worth more than S5lX), tKX) to produce two uiments to the Famous Five. The works will com-norate Henrietta Muir tdwards, Louise McKinney, ly Murphy, Nellie McClung and Irene I'arlby, the Alberta women responsible for the 1929 legal nge that made Canadian women " persons" under law. The decision enabled women to participate • in public life. m just absolutely thrilled," says Paterson, who beat l ~ competitors from across Canada for the honor. like Christmas three times over." flighted as she is to receive the commission, stunts that she was optimistic all along that she would " I had sold myself so much on the project. The built and built." ne of the works, which will be 25 per cent larger t lite, will be placed on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in 0. An identical piece will he unveiled in Calgary in 9. I he commission is sponsored by the Famous live ndation, a Calgarv- hased group dedicated in celebrating the five women and pursuing their goals of equality Paterson's winning proposal depicts a hypothetical meeting of the Famous Five at their " moment of triumph" when they are enjoying a newspaper headline stating that " women are persons." The artist envisages the meeting as taking place in a room in Emily Murphy's house in Edmonton in 1929. All five are dressed in the fashion of the time and sculpted to look their age at that time. McClung and Parlby hold the newspaper between them, while Murphy greets them. McKinney drinks tea as Edwards proposes a toast to the women's success. " The one chair left vacant will allow a process of interaction where viewers may sit down and get to know the women and join in the celebration," says Paterson, " I think art should be inter- active." The symbolism of the circle is meant to capture " a feeling of togetherness" among women everywhere, she says. The sculpture has been designed to preserve sight lines so tlut at least one ol the ligurcs laces the viewer from any point outside the circle. I he next lew months will he busy for Paterson, who travel to the Kmnzart Foundry In Calgary wveral Women are Persons: Sculptor Barbara Paterson c the maquette for her commission of the Famous Five. times to oversee the casting of the smaller version. The process involves placing a wax duplicate of the pieces in a magnetic resonance imaging machine to obtain measurements of the scale required. Paterson is particularly delighted to have crossed paths with one of the Famous Five for the second time: she grew up a block away from Emily Murphy's house. Paterson, who describes herself as " a mature sculptor," discontinued her art career to raise three children, and returned to the University of Alberta to complete her flachclur of Fine Aits degree in 1988. Her previous works include life- size bronze sculptures for the City of Red Deer, the City of St. Albert, the City of Edmonton and the Edmonton Catholic School Hoard. ' I'm still learning," she says. l « » r Information: Ko\ s brad lev. Alberta LominunlC) Development, ( 403) 4IV02HK |
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