Equestrian statue of Edward VII (Toronto)
| Equestrian statue of Edward VII | |
|---|---|
The monument in 2015 | |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 43°39′52.1″N 79°23′32.8″W / 43.664472°N 79.392444°W | |
An equestrian statue of Edward VII is installed in Toronto's Queen's Park, in Ontario, Canada.[1]
Originally located in Delhi, India, the sculpture was unveiled by King George V when he visited India for the 1911 Coronation Durbar.
The statue was donated to the city of Toronto in 1969 by Hal Jackman, a Canadian businessman. The statue had been placed in storage after Indian independence. It was disassembled into three pieces, shipped to Toronto, and erected in front of Queen's Park.[2] The statue was accepted by Toronto mayor William Dennison on behalf of the city's Parks and Recreation Committee. The mayor also agreed to Jackman's proposal to place it front and centre of the oval grounds at Queen's Park without public consultation, at a cost to the city of $25,000 (over $200,000 in 2026 dollars).[3][4]
In 2017, performance artists Life of a Craphead created a replica and submerged it in the Don River as an artistic commentary on colonialism.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Toronto cleans up vandalized King Edward VII statue". Toronto Sun. Archived from the original on 2023-09-03. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ^ "Equestrian statue of Edward Vll in Toronto Canada". Equestrian statues. 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
- ^ "https://press.library.concordia.ca/read/everything-is-relevant/section/7ca74460-0e4d-4ea3-814d-5106ca788fc8". press.library.concordia.ca. Archived from the original on 2025-08-11. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ "This Toronto statue has been half way around the world". www.blogto.com. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
- ^ Ghebreslassie, Makda (Oct 29, 2017). "Dumping statue in the Don River a statement about colonialism, performance artists say".
External links
- Media related to Edward VII Monument, Toronto at Wikimedia Commons