Garden of the Greek Gods explained
| Garden of the Greek Gods |
| Image Place: | File:Toronto, November 13, 2023 - 075.jpg |
| Image Caption: | The Garden of the Greek Gods, 2023 |
| Location: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Toronto |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Exhibition Place in Toronto |
The Garden of the Greek Gods is a collection of twenty limestone sculptures by E.B. Cox, installed at Toronto's Exhibition Place, in Ontario, Canada.
Description and history
The sculptures were created during the 1960s; among depicted figures from Greek mythology are Aphrodite, Hercules, Medusa, Orpheus, and The Phoenix.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The sculptures were originally located just south of the Horticultural Building. When that building was leased as an event space, the sculptures were fenced off from the rest of Exhibition Place by the lessee. After a public campaign by Cox's daughter and the resolution of a legal dispute between the Exhibition Place Governors and the nightclub, the sculptures were moved in 2022 to the present location just east of the Rose Garden, south of the CNE Bandshell and are publicly accessible.[5]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Keenan . Edward . November 3, 2022 . Edward Keenan: Toronto's new sculpture garden is divine to wander through, but getting there is a bit of an odyssey . November 13, 2023 . Toronto Star . en . September 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230926183208/https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/toronto-s-new-sculpture-garden-is-divine-to-wander-through-but-getting-there-is-a/article_ac9e697e-aae3-502e-b72d-b818e1dacd38.html . live .
- Web site: Toronto has a hidden park filled with sculptures of Greek Gods and it's totally free to visit . November 13, 2023 . www.blogto.com . en . September 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230906115242/https://www.blogto.com/city/2022/11/greek-gods-exhibition-place-toronto/ . live .
- News: February 10, 2019 . Toronto sculptor E.B. Cox's daughter fights to preserve his Exhibition Place statue work . en-CA . The Globe and Mail . November 13, 2023 . October 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231008175916/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto/article-toronto-sculptor-eb-coxs-daughter-fights-to-preserve-his-exhibition/ . live .
- News: Smee . Michael . Greek god sculptures by renowned artist may soon be back on display at Exhibition Place . CBC . November 13, 2023 . October 31, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191031053628/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/greek-god-sculptures-by-renowned-artist-may-soon-be-back-on-display-at-exhibition-place-1.5336162 . live .
- https://www.explace.on.ca/news/announcements/garden-of-the-greek-god-location/ Garden of the Greek Gods Unveiled in New Permanent Location
