Exaltation (sculpture)

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Exaltation
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The sculpture in 2013
Exaltation (sculpture)
ArtistGiovanni (John) Porretta
Year1981 (1981)
MediumSculpture
Location Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates 45°30′21″N73°34′37″W / 45.505815°N 73.576979°W / 45.505815; -73.576979 Coordinates: 45°30′21″N73°34′37″W / 45.505815°N 73.576979°W / 45.505815; -73.576979

Exaltation is an outdoor 1981 sculpture by Giovanni (John) Porretta, [1] installed in McGill University's James Sculpture Garden, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "EXHALTATION 1981". Artpublicmontreal.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  2. "James Sculpture Garden - Visual Arts Collection - McGill University". Mcgill.ca. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  3. "Jardin de sculptures du Square James - Visual Arts Collection - McGill University". Mcgill.ca. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.