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Accessorising - Arising Sea Bed

Artist Carole Sabiston (Canadian, b. 1939)

Date1982

Place of ManufactureNorth America

MediumMaterial: fabric; mesh; aluminum tubing; nylon rope; plastic;

Dimensions305 × 228.5 cm (aluminum poles)

ClassificationsFINE ART

Credit LinePurchased with the assistance of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Volunteer Committee of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria in honour of Patricia Bovey, Director (1982-1998)

Object number2000.014.005

Descriptionone of a series of seven sails; triangular sail is a patchwork of fabrics enclosed within nylon mesh. One side is abstract, with gloves in shades of beige, pink, red and green, and images of London, England, and an amagimation of the Canadian flag and the flag of Quebec, as well as Montreal, Quebec landmarks including Jacques Cartier Bridge, Place du Canada, The Dominion Square Building, and Place Ville Marie. The reverse is comprised of images of horses; hollow aluminum poles at 2 sides within a plastic gusset; ropes threaded through the poles;

Status

Not on view