Timepiece - Saint-John, New Brunswick - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

Timepiece' (1984) at Market Square by John Hooper

"Time Piece" is a clock tower by a Saint John artist John Hooper, with collaboration by Jack Massey who made the internal clock mechanism.

There is no face or hands on the clock.

Instead, the serpent and the four standing figures above it slowly rotate around the top so the snake’s tail can indicate the time.

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John Hooper, OC (1926 – 26 January 2006) was an English-born Canadian sculptor known for his colourful polychromed wood carvings. His works can be found on public display in many locations throughout Canada and worldwide.

Born in England, Hooper also spent time in his youth in China, and served as a captain in the British Army in India in 1944.Hooper was educated at the Royal College of Art and Bournemouth College of Art (now The Arts Institute at Bournemouth), and studied with sculptor Jacob Epstein. After teaching at the University of Natal in South Africa from 1956 to 1962, he moved to New Brunswick, Canada, where he lived for the rest of his life, for many years working as a school teacher and administrator before devoting himself full-time to art in 1974.

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Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Timepiece Figure Type: Human Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: John Hooper Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1984 Materials used: Pine and Acrylic Location: Market Square on St. Patrick's Street

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