The Tritons - Yorkdale Shopping Centre - Toronto, ON
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jiggs11
N 43° 43.627 W 079° 27.104
17T E 624699 N 4842729
Large piece located outside the northeast entrance to Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto.
Waymark Code: WMWZX7
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 11/06/2017
Views: 3
Large figurative sculpture commissioned by the Trizeo Corporation to celebrate the completion of the Shopping Centre in 1964.
The bronze sculpture features three humanoid figures intertwined as they strive to reach the top.
The piece was created by Toronto sculptor Graham Coughtry, one of the artists instrumental in bringing abstract art to Canada.
An accompanying marker reads:
THE TRITONS
by
GRAHAM COUGHTY
Commissioned by the Director and Officers of Trizec
Corporation Limited, and dedicated to the employees
and advisors of Triton Centres Limited whose talent
and energy made Yorkdale Shopping Centre a reality.
1964
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Tritons
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Graham Coughtry
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1964
Materials used: Bronze
Location: Yorkdale Shopping Centre
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