You know it’s springtime in Toronto when the cherry blossoms suddenly pop out for their all-too-brief stay. In Japan, flower viewing is an age-old tradition called hanami. Called sakura in Japan, the cherry blossom trees bloom in Toronto at the… Read More »Cherry Blossoms
On the St. Michael’s College campus of University of Toronto, there resides a bronze sculpture entitled Neighbours. Created by artist Joe Rosenthal, the piece was installed in 2001. Two figures lean on opposite sides of a railing with their gaze… Read More »“Neighbours”
For more than half a century, renowned literary critic Northrop Frye made Victoria College at the University of Toronto his intellectual home: he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Philosophy, taught English to students from 1939 to… Read More »Northrop Frye Statue at Victoria College
The sculpture Michael is located at St. Michael’s College quadrangle at Queen’s Park Crescent East. Michael was commissioned by the Collegium in 1977 in commemoration of the 125th Anniversary of the Foundation of St. Michael’s College. The sculpture, by artist… Read More »“Michael”
Outside the Kelly Library, St. Michael’s College (U of T) at 113 St. Joseph Street, resides Untitled by sculptor William McElcheran. This bronze sculpture was installed on June 6, 1973 as a plastic piece before being bronzed a few years… Read More »“Untitled”
And exactly where is Clover Hill Park you may ask? Situated in the northwest corner of Bay Street and St. Joseph Street, it is nestled in amongst the University of Toronto buildings and St. Basil’s Catholic Parish at U of… Read More »Clover Hill Park
This 1989 bronze sculpture by William McElcheran is somewhat tricky to find. It is tucked into a small square in St. Michael’s College at U of T. The artist has remarked that the businessman replaces the classical hero. Instead of… Read More »“Businessman On A Horse”
At 7 Hart House Circle in the University of Toronto sits a bronze sculpture entitled Rune. Placed in 2001, the piece was created by artists Randy Gledhill and Berenicci Hershorn. What exactly is a “rune”? Merriam-Webster defines rune as: any… Read More »“Rune”
By sculptor Ted Bieler, 1971. Aptly located at the Medical Sciences Building at the University of Toronto, the work represents the double helix of DNA through its spiralling ribbons of precast concrete.
It was a lovely sunset last night, so I went over to Queen’s Park and University of Toronto to grab these shots. Queen’s Park University of Toronto
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