Rosamund - Toronto, Ontario - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

This sculpture is in the garden in front of the apartment building at 50 Prince Arthur Avenue in Toronto.

This statue is of a woman in a semi-reclining position. She is on her side, resting on her right elbow, hip and leg and her left hand is casually resting on the knee of her bent and raised left leg. She is gazing downward and appears to be lost in thought. The statue is of a tall, lean woman with a dancer-like physique. There is a green patina covering the entire statue.


About the artist:
"GAGE, Frances Marie
Born
Windsor, Ontario, 1924
Biography synopsis
Able to work in a variety of media (wood, plastic, terracotta, plaster and cast stone) and execute a number of techniques (carving, modeling, commercial bas-relief, garden sculpture and portraiture), Frances Gage is one of Canada's most prolific sculptors. After studying at Oshawa Collegiate and Technical Institute (1943), the Ontario College of Art in Toronto (1951), and the Art Students' League in New York (1953-55), she received a scholarship from the Royal Society of Canada to study at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where she remained for two years. Her numerous commissions include a twice-life-sized sculpture and four walnut relief panels for Fanshaw College in London, Ontario (1962), a portrait relief of Dr. Bertram Collip for the University of Western Ontario (1963), crests for the Metro bridges in Toronto, a fountain for the rose garden of Mrs. F.S. Albright of London, Ontario, "Woman," a marble sculpture for the Women's College Hospital in Toronto, and many others. A member of the Council of the Royal Canadian Academy, and teacher at the Artists' Workshop in Toronto, her other accomplishments include the Rothman purchase award (1965) and the development, with the help of her engineer father, of a new durable material called epoxy-resin. Her work has been shown in several group exhibitions, perhaps most notably at the International Congress of Medallic Arts in Florence, Italy (1984), but also in Colorado City, Colorado (1987), Helsinki, Finland (1990), and London, England (1992)."

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Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Rosamund Figure Type: Human Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Frances Marie Gage Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1968 Materials used: Bronze Location: 50 Prince Arthur Avenue, Toronto

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