The John McCrae Memorial was erected this year in the park on Green Island. It commemorates the Canadian doctor and officer serving in the First World War on the Western Front, the soldier and poet who wrote In Flanders Fields. The sculpture is by the artist Ruth Abernethy.
This is called history in detail.
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I love details!
ReplyDeleteAh the poppies
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What great sculpture and memorial
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a wonderful memorial. I've said it before; the Canadians do memorials so well!! And who isn't moved by that poem?
ReplyDeleteGood bit on wicki about him
ReplyDeletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCrae
Oh, that is such a famous poem. so often used at remembrances. Very nice sculpture.
ReplyDeleteNow there's a poem that has gone around the world.
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful sculpture! I love the flowers at his foot.
ReplyDeleteso intricate!
ReplyDeleteHi William, it is a very beautiful and detailed sculpture!
ReplyDeleteVery nice! He was a multi-talented person who used those talents in the service of others. You can't say that about very many people these days.
ReplyDeleteNice memorial, didn't know there was one on Ottawa. Out kids went to john McCrae school in Guelph, across the street from John McCrae Museum!
ReplyDeletei like the poppies featured with him.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful sculpture in beautiful surroundings. And a haunting poem.
ReplyDeleteA statue with arms and legs. Cool beans.
ReplyDeleteGreat details. Love your new header.
ReplyDeleteI love that poem.... Like your new header, too. No colors like that here yet.
ReplyDelete@Tomas: indeed!
ReplyDelete@VP: I think the handwriting is even his. That would have taken great skill by the sculptor.
@Cloudia: a fitting addition to the sculpture.
@Bill: considering it is the centennial year of that poem, definitely. And I've added on a link- I'd forgotten to do so yesterday!
@Mike: it's a poem that transcends borders.
@Marianne: it might refer to the First World War, but the poem speaks to war in general, hence its great staying power.
@Revrunner: oh yes.
@Tamago: they were the right touch, particularly painted.
@Hilary: the artist did wonderful work with this.
ReplyDelete@Nancy: it is indeed.
@Lowell: he was a fascinating figure in history. And his legacy lives on.
@Furry Gnome: I'll have to visit the McCrae house the next time I'm out there. I know that while he's buried overseas, his name is on a gravestone in the family plot at Woodlawn Cemetery.
@Tex: me too.
@Debs: it is a very haunting poem.
@Whisk: thanks!
@Jose: thank you!
@Bibi: it is indeed a wonderful poem. Very poignant.
That is a really nice tribute to him, William!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done!
ReplyDeleteThis monument has great details like the poppies and the poem.
ReplyDeleteWonderful sculpture!
ReplyDeleteI love the facial expression!
ReplyDeleteA nice way to remember this man.
ReplyDeleteThis sculpture is fantastic, and it is a good memorial of this man.
ReplyDeleteHow many statues are there in Ottawa, anyway?
ReplyDeleteWell, it took long enough!! I'd have thought we'd have this memorial years ago!
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Great shots (as always! :). Lovely tribute to McCrae.
ReplyDelete@RedPat: it is. The same artist did the Oscar Peterson sculpture, and I believe a John A. Macdonald one as well.
ReplyDelete@Sharon: I was quite pleased. I knew it was up there, but hadn't been that way until summer, and I was impressed by the result.
@Jan: the poem is what strikes me the most about it.
@EG: I think so!
@Linda: so do I.
@Halcyon: that it is.
@Orvokki: the sculptor really brought out the best in this work.
@Norma: a whole lot of them! I doubt I'll ever photograph all of them... I'd have to know about all of them!
@Jane and Chris: it's fitting though that in the centennial year of the poem one turns up here. It's a great location too.
@Meradeth: thank you!
A wonderful sculpture William and what a person...
ReplyDeleteJohn Mcrae has to be a Canadian favorite. It's nice to see a memorial for him.
ReplyDeleteHaving the poem there is brilliant.
ReplyDeleteok, i saw some one else say poppies ... i thought that was what the blooms were. very cool. i enjoy statues like this ... those details. down to the shoe laces. way awesome. someone is smart! ( :
ReplyDeleteI like this memorial very much. It's quite nice.
ReplyDeleteA thoughtful, appealing memorial. Love the wistful expression created on the soldier's face.
ReplyDeleteShe did a great job. I love how the red poppies.. pop.
ReplyDeleteYou sure get around! Are you going to the GG's open house today?!
ReplyDeleteHe looks as if he may get up and walk away.
ReplyDeleteHistory for the eyes of the people. Great!
ReplyDeleteLovely tribute!
ReplyDeleteP.S. it is the one poem I can still recite from memory. And yet, my husband, who went to French school in Cornwall says he never learned it.
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ReplyDelete@Geoff: he was exceptional.
ReplyDelete@Red: this is a good one.
@Mari: I think so.
@Beth: it's well done.
@Kay: it is indeed.
@Gemma: so do I.
@Hilary: she did great.
@Jennifer: I've been several times!
@Shelly: he does look life like.
@Carolann: indeed!
@Jackie: I can recite it too.