Apparition of Etrog's Moses in the Coulees

Apparition of Etrog's Moses in the Coulees

I had a little fun in Photoshop with a couple of images from 2006: a photo of Sorel Etrog's sculpture of Moses at my Alma Mater, and a curious UFO looking cloud formation in the coulees across from the University of Lethbridge.

^{Lethbridge Coulees looking toward the Westside
the reason you cannot see the UofL clearly in this photo (across the river) is that the architect Arthur Erikson designed it so it would blend in with the coulees.}

Here is a panorama photo of the UofL as seen from the bus loop (2016). Initially, the sculpture stood outdoors, but the strong west winds caused havoc with its base and it started leaning. After having been in storage for some time, the base was restored and the sculpture installed inside, lording over the stairwell.

..... and this is at the indoor location:

this is the image I used for cloning ►

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History of the statue of Moses:

Statue went from Expo 67 to the University of Lethbridge
Sometimes, it’s just a matter of asking the question. When Van E. Christou and his family attended Expo 67 in Montreal, they had no idea they’d be coming home with a five-metre-tall, 1,800-kilogram souvenir for the University of Lethbridge.

“When we were walking around Expo, I was really struck by the art throughout the site, and I noticed that each sculpture was owned by the House of Seagram,” says Dr. Christou, at the time an inaugural board member of the university, which opened that year. “I called up our president, Sam Smith, and asked if he could get me a meeting with one of their representatives. The next day I spent an afternoon with Charles Bronfman, the CEO. At the end of our talk, I asked him what they were doing with all the sculptures when Expo was finished and he said they had no plans.”

Read more at the source, article: UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS The journey of Moses by TREVOR KENNEY | JUN 11 2012

Where the Statue once stood outdoors, new campus extensions were built: a Fine Art Building and a Library - the Fine Arts had previously shared space in the Phys-ed Fieldhouse, and the Library cramped quarters in the main building.

^{this photo is also from 2006}

All photos were taken by myself - to see them larger, just right-click and select 'open in new tab' .

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