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Leo Mol: Tree Children
Artist	Leo Mol  (1915–2009)    Alternative names Leonid Molodoshanin; Leonid Molodozhanin; Leonid Molodozhanyn Description Canadian-Ukrainian sculptor, painter, stained-glass artist, mosaicist, artist and visual artist Date of birth/death 15 January 1915  4 July 2009  Location of birth/death Polonne Winnipeg Work period 1970  Work location Canada  Authority file : Q2612832 VIAF: 96016789 ISNI: 000000011511878X ULAN: 500050186 LCCN: n78073886 GND: 121339467 WorldCat artist QS:P170,Q2612832
Title	Tree Children
Description	Tree Children sculpture by Leo Mol in front of the Richardson building at Portage and Main in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Date	September 15, 2000
Medium	Bronze
Current location	1 Lombard Pl., Winnipeg, Canada

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Date	6 October 2012, 16:11:55
Source	Own work
Author	Ccyyrree

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Belgian War Memorial
Artist	Hubert A. Garnier
Title	Belgian War Memorial
Description	The Belgian War Memorial Statue on Provencher Blvd. in Winnipeg.
Date	1 October 1938
Collection	Belgian Veterans Association
Current location	407 Provencher Boulevard, St. Boniface
Inscriptions	1914-1918 1939-1945 BELGIUM In memorium of the fallen soldiers and comrades who valiantly served in both World Wars.

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DescriptionJimj wpg/sandbox	The Belgian War Memorial Statue on Provencher Blvd. in Winnipeg.
Date	22 September 2013, 14:39:11
Source	Own work
Author	Sandi Jones

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Roman Kowal: Taras Shevchenko Monument
Artist	Roman Kowal  (1922–2004)    Description Canadian- sculptor Date of birth/death 12 October 1922  30 December 2004  Location of birth/death Basznia Górna Winnipeg Authority file : Q94001556 artist QS:P170,Q94001556
Title	Taras Shevchenko Monument
Description	bronze and granite monument of Ukrainian poet Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (1814-1861). Designed and sculpted by New York sculptor Andrew Dragan assisted by Winnipeg sculptor Roman Kowal. Unveiled on the west grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building on 9 July 1961 by Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker. Among dignitaries attending the ceremony were Premier Duff Roblin, Labour Minister Michael Starr, Veterans Affairs Minister Gordon Churchill, Lieutenant Governor Errick Willis, University of Manitoba President Hugh Saunderson, Winnipeg Alderman Slaw Rebchuk, Monseigneur Wasyl Kushnir, Metropolitan Ilarion Ohienko, and Archbishop Maxim Hermaniuk. Erected by the Ukrainian Canadian Committee commemorating 100th anniversary of the Poet's death and 70th anniversary of Ukrainian settlement in Canada and unveiled during the Taras Shevchenko Centennial on the Manitoba Legislative Grounds in Winnipeg, July 9th, 1961.
Date	9 July 1961
Medium	Bronze and granite
Current location	Manitoba Legislature grounds
Credit line	Commemorating 100th anniversary of the Poet's death and 70th anniversary of Ukrainian settlement in Canada and unveiled during the Taras Shevchenko Centennial on the Manitoba Legislative Grounds

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Date	9 July 1961
Source	Own work
Author	Shevchenko Foundation
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James Earle Fraser: Bank of Montreal War Monument
Artist	James Earle Fraser  (1876–1953)     Alternative names James E. Fraser; James Fraser; Fraser Description American sculptor and medalist Date of birth/death 4 November 1876  11 October 1953  Location of birth/death Winona Westport Work period 1900 –1949  Authority file : Q4134287 VIAF: 46689449 ISNI: 0000000067065811 ULAN: 500010541 LCCN: nr2001016538 Open Library: OL2280295A GND: 1214260780 RKD: 121008 J9U: 987007371258805171 WorldCat artist QS:P170,Q4134287
Title	Bank of Montreal War Monument
Description	First World War Memorial statue in front of Bank of Montreal at Portage and Main in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Date	5 December 1923
Medium	Bronze
Collection	Bank of Montreal Collection
Current location	335 Main Street, Winnipeg, Canada
Credit line	Commemorates the 231 bank employees from across Canada who died in the conflict
References	Historic Sites of Manitoba: Bank of Montreal War Monument (335 Main Street, Winnipeg).

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Date	23 February 2013, 14:16:48
Source	Own work
Author	Ccyyrree

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Ruth Abernethy: Imagine, MTC
Artist	Ruth Abernethy  (1960–)    Description Canadian sculptor Date of birth 1960  Location of birth Ontario Authority file : Q6114509 VIAF: 10147662931960551110 ISNI: 0000000498577624 LCCN: no2017127535 WorldCat artist QS:P170,Q6114509
Title	Imagine, MTC
Description	John Steven Hirsch (1930-1989) - Born in Siofok, Hungary, he immigrated to Canada in 1947 and attended the University of Manitoba. He began his career with a puppet theatre, but in 1957 he and Tom Hendry founded Theatre 77, which in 1958 was combined with the Manitoba Little Theatre to produce the Manitoba Theatre Centre. Hirsch became its first artistic director. The MTC served as the model for regional theatre in Canada. Hirsch co-directed the Stratford Festival from 1967 to 1969 and was head of television drama at the CBC from 1976 to 1979. In 1980 he became artistic director at Stratford, Ontario. He often directed abroad, and he won several important awards. He was given the Manitoba Golden Boy Award in 1960 and the University of Manitoba gave him an honorary doctorate in 1966. He died in Toronto of a complication resulting from AIDS. In 1993, he was inducted posthumously into the Winnipeg Citizens Hall of Fame. He is commemorated by John Hirsch Place in Winnipeg.
Date	October 2008
Medium	bronze
Collection	Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre
Current location	174 Market Ave, Winnipeg, Canada
Credit line	Ontario artist Ruth Abernethy’s “Imagine” was commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre. Unveiled in November 2008, it features John Hirsch (standing), founding Artistic Director, and Tom Hendry (seated), its first Business Manager.

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Date	8 November 2011, 13:55
Source	Winnipeg
Author	Herb Neufeld