This is the wax model for a public portrait to be installed in Ontario this summer.
Larger than life busts in the foundry.
Bronze offers many advantages beyond its obvious beauty. Durability and the assumption of tribute that bronze brings to a work of art are two qualities which make it ideal for public portraiture.
This closer view shows some of the supple modelling which can be captured in bronze.
a view of the side prior to installation
Larger than life Portrait busts in the Singhmar Centre for Learning, NorQuest College.
Hunter started his railroading career as a carman-oiler for ‘The Frisco’ in 1964. He would eventually become the leader of a number of Railroads, notably as the CEO of the CPR.
Another view of the clay (plasticine) bust of the Railroader Hunter Harrison.