Cancer: There is Hope - Ottawa, Ontario
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N 45° 24.717 W 075° 39.490
18T E 448499 N 5028925
This artwork, created by Victor Salmones in 2009, is located in the R.A. Bloch Cancer Survivors Park in Ottawa, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WMX5RB
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 12/01/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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"Cancer:There is Hope"

Victor Salmones, 2009. Cast and painted bronze figures. This is part of the R A Bloch Cancer Survivors park in Ottawa at the intersection of Riverside Drive, Alta Vista and Industrial Avenue. This is one of 25 such parks in North America and all of the parks share this sculpture. and doorway.

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The artistic work, by the late, world- renowned Mexican artist Victor Salmones, tells the poignant story of a family preparing to enter a maze representing the cancer treatment process and their joyful emergence at the other end after they've pounded the disease into submission.

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Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Cancer: There is Hope

Figure Type: Human

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Victor Salmones

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2009

Materials used: Stainless Steel painted

Location: Cancer Survivors Park, Alta Vista et Industrial Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario

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