Three centuries of public art

Description:

A first for the Halifax Regional Municipality by Barbara DeLory - a publication cataloguing three centuries of the history of the region through its public art: 114 public monuments, cenotaphs, sculptures and statuary illustrated with over 280 full colour photographs, many detailed histories, with nine maps and directions depicting the location of each . . . plus six walking tours of the historic downtown regions. A must for all citizens and visitors. If you listen these pieces will speak to you. Check for expanded description on www.newworldpublishing.com

subjects: Public history,  Espaces publics,  Public spaces,  Public art,  Art public,  Histoire appliquée,  Ouvrages illustrés,  Pictorial works,  History,  Halifax Explosion,  Fishermen's Monument by DeGarthe,  Grand Parade Cenotaph,  SwissAir Flight 111 Monument,  RMS Titanic,  SS Atlantic

People: Winston Churchill Sir (1874-1965),  Robbie Burns,  Sir Walter Scott,  Queen Victoria

Places: Nouvelle-Écosse,  Halifax Regional Municipality (N.S.),  Halifax Regional Municipality,  zHalifax Regional Municipality,  Halifax,  Bedford,  NS,  Dartmouth,  NSRegional Municipality (N.-É.),  Nova Scotia

Times: 300 years of public art,  Immigrant settlement,  Acadeinne,  Acadian,  English/British,  Diutch,  Pier 21,  Ukraine,  Black settlers,  Irish,  indigenous Mi'Kmaq