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Sir John A. Macdonald statue

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Artist
  
George E. Wade

Subject
  
John A. Macdonald

Created
  
1967

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Location
  
Victoria Park, Regina (since 1967)

Similar
  
City Park, Victoria Park - Regina, Place du Canada, Macdonald Monument, Ontario Legislative Building

The Sir John A. Macdonald statue is a bronze sculpture of Sir John A. Macdonald, at the south entrance to Victoria Park, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Sonia de Grandmaison sculpted the statue to commemorate Macdonald's achievements as Canada’s first Prime Minister. It was cast in five pieces by undertaker of Regina using a lost wax technique, and soldered together.

Fund-raising for the statue began in 1891, after Macdonald’s death, but it was not fabricated until 1967.

References

Sir John A. Macdonald statue Wikipedia