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Untitled
1980
Eric Wesselow
1911 - 1998

Eric Wesselow was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy and president of the Quebec Society for Education through Art, a voluntary association founded in Quebec City in 1955, the only Canadian national organization that brings together art educators, gallery educators and others with similar interests and concerns.

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Artworks
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Details
Category
Stained Glass
Acquisition mode
Donation
Source mention
Donation of Thea, Cori and Stephen Wesselow
Materials
colored glass
Overall size
30.48 x 30.48 cm each
External link
Artworks
from the same artist
Location
Location
Location
Concordia University, Communications and Journalism Building (Loyola campus)
Localization
Lobby, Entrance windows
Adress
7141 Rue Sherbrooke O, Montréal, QC H4B 2B9
Accessibility
Accessible during University operating hours

Artwork description

In 1960, the artist was commissioned to produce a mural of “light screens” at what is now known as Trudeau airport. On the basis of a paper submitted to Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, Wesselow effectively pushed for the 1965 order in council that made it mandatory for a minimum of 1% of the costs for all federal buildings to go into visual arts display and acquisition.

The Wesselow system of layering glass so that there are no visible lead lines was named for him. He avoided mechanically mimicking engineered modern architecture while he considered the impact of the uniformity of contemporary art and architecture. Locating these eight glass panels in the Communications and Journalism Building also pays homage to the lectures Wesselow gave in connection with the writings of his close friend, Marshall McLuhan.