Showing posts with label Oscar Peterson Statue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oscar Peterson Statue. Show all posts

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Sculpting a piano legend Artist Ruth Abernethy worked for two years to create a life-size bronze statue of jazz great Oscar Peterson

Sculptor Ruth Abernethy with her partially finished statue of late piano legend Oscar Peterson is shown in a handout photo. (J.R. Ribbee / THE CANADIAN PRESS)


The Montreal Gazette wrote a good article in this Tuesday's edition featuring the sculptor, Ruth Abernethy, who created the statue of Oscar Peterson which was unveiled in Ottawa before Queen Elizabeth.

Please click here to read the news story.
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