Sculpture by Armand Vaillancourt installed at the Canadian Museum of Civilization
Gatineau, Quebec, July 16, 2003 — For the first time, you can see a sculpture by world-renowned artist Armand Vaillancourt at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. The 1967 work, entitled Samothrace, is an impressive steel sculpture about three metres high and weighing more than three tons. It will remain on display outside the Museum all summer long, together with several other sculptures.
This is an excellent opportunity for the public in the National Capital Region to view the work of Armand Vaillancourt, the internationally recognized Montréal artist famous for his large-scale sculptures. He has won a number of prizes, including the 1993 Paul-Émile Borduas Prize, and he made headlines with his controversial fountain sculpture in San Francisco’s Justin Herman Plaza. Closer to home, Vaillancourt created another fountain sculpture at the Palais de Justice in Quebec City.
In summer, the Museum Plaza features a display of contemporary sculptures by Canadian artists, on loan from the Canada Council Art Bank. Samothrace is one of three new sculptures installed this year, bringing the number of works to ten. The sculptures are placed in the Canada Garden, where the colours and scents of thousands of native plants greet visitors to the Museum.
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