Statue of Queen Victoria (Winnipeg)
Statue of Queen Victoria | |
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![]() The former Queen Victoria Statue in front of the Manitoba Legislative Building | |
Artist | George Frampton |
Completion date | 1 October 1904 |
Subject | Queen Victoria |
Location | Manitoba Legislative Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
49°53′07″N 97°08′50″W / 49.88535°N 97.14734°WCoordinates: 49°53′07″N 97°08′50″W / 49.88535°N 97.14734°W |
The Queen Victoria Statue was a sculpture of Queen Victoria that stood on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[1]
It was designed by the British sculptor George Frampton, it cost $15,000, and was paid for by a mixture of public funds and private donations.[2] Frampton used the same model of the seated queen in two other statues, the Statue of Queen Victoria, in St Helens, Merseyside, and the Memorial to Queen Victoria, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, both in England.[3] The statue was unveiled on 1 October 1904 by Sir Rodmond Roblin.[4] The statue depicts the queen seated on a throne with the sceptre in her right hand, and an orb in her left hand.[2]
During the night of 23 June 2020, the statue was vandalized with red and white paint amid a wave of anti-racist protests.[5] On 1 July 2021, on Canada Day, the statue was toppled and covered in paint during a protest denouncing the deaths of Indigenous children in Canadian residential schools.[6] The head, crown, and the orb of the statue were removed by force by protesters overnight, though the head was later recovered from the Assiniboine River without its crown. The statue is currently being assessed for restoration.[7][8]
References[]
- ^ "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Queen Victoria Statue (450 Broadway, Winnipeg)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ^ a b Self-Guided Walking Tour (PDF), Manitoba Government, p. 3, retrieved 2 February 2014
- ^ Morris, Edward; Roberts, Emma (2012), Public Sculpture of Cheshire and Merseyside (excluding Liverpool), Public Sculpture of Britain, vol. 15, Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, p. 188, ISBN 978-1-84631-492-6
- ^ Queen Victoria Statue (Legislative Grounds, Winnipeg), Historic Sites of Manitoba, retrieved 2 February 2014
- ^ Gowriluk, Caitlyn (24 June 2020). "Queen Victoria statue on Manitoba Legislature grounds covered with white and red paint overnight". CBC News.
- ^ "Statues of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II torn down in Canada". BBC News. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Fate of toppled statues unclear, federal Conservatives want them restored". CBC News. 5 July 2021.
- ^ Lambert, Steve (2021-07-07). "Manitoba premier says statues will be rebuilt". CTV News. Winnipeg. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
External links[]
Media related to Statue of Queen Victoria, Manitoba Legislative Building at Wikimedia Commons
- Buildings and structures completed in 1903
- Buildings and structures in downtown Winnipeg
- Sculptures of women in Canada
- Statues in Canada
- Statues of Queen Victoria
- Statues removed in 2021
- Vandalized works of art in Canada