City's new 'Wolfe and the Sparrows' sculpture now standing tall in Calgary (PHOTOS)
Calgary’s newest piece of public art has officially been erected.
‘Wolfe and the Sparrows,’ a sculpture inspired by a monument of General James Wolfe that stands in Calgary’s community of Mount Royal, was put up on Wednesday overlooking the city’s new 12th Street Bridge.
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The $220,000 public art piece was created by Canadian artist Brandon Vickerd alongside Calgary’s own BronzArt Casting Ltd.
The City of Calgary has even shared a few choice photos of the new artwork on their Twitter page to save you the trip out to 12th Street:
Modelled after the statue of General James Wolfe sculpted by John Massey Rhind in 1898, located Mount Royal, Calgary, Wolfe and the Sparrows explores how notions of history and nationhood evolve as citizens contemplate our understanding of the past. #yycarts pic.twitter.com/Z506tneBYU
— City of Calgary (@cityofcalgary) May 8, 2019
Wolfe and the Sparrows is now installed near the 12 Street Bridge!
Designed by Canadian artist Brandon Vikerd & fabricated in Calgary by Bronzart Casting Ltd., the artwork offers a new perspective on the ways that monuments reflect & celebrate moments from our history. #yycarts pic.twitter.com/2zPJy7xkqR
— City of Calgary (@cityofcalgary) May 8, 2019
New installation in @InglewoodYYC #publicart “Wolfe and the Sparrows” pic.twitter.com/0QXsei5ueE
— Jack Long Foundation (@YYCJackLong) May 9, 2019
An evening of activities, art-making, and an artist presentation by Brandon Vickerd, head to the Esker Foundation for an inside look at the new public art installation, Wolfe and the Sparrows.
May 10, 2019 | @EskerFoundation
Learn more at https://t.co/BbgArJ48Lr. #yycarts pic.twitter.com/6f438TmIIu— Calgary Culture (@CalgaryCulture) May 4, 2019
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