"In 1972, an influential abstract artist was commissioned to build a sculpture for Lambton College in Sarnia, Ont. But due to what is being called a construction mishap, that longstanding and public connection to mid-century Canadian art history is now gone. The metal sculpture, called Sign No. 9, was created by Walter Yarwood, a founding member of the 1950s Canadian abstract art group Painters Eleven (P11)."
"Although the sculpture was outside the construction zone, the excavation contractor "mistakenly" believed it to be included in the scope of the demolition, college spokesperson Lauren Ward said. All parties made extensive efforts to locate the sculpture at the facility to which it was taken, she added, but they were unable to recover it. Sign No. 9, commissioned in 1972, was a 'great piece of modern sculpture,' says Chip Yarwood, one of the artist's children."
Walter Yarwood's metal sculpture Sign No. 9, commissioned in 1972 for Lambton College in Sarnia, was irreparably damaged and removed in August during construction of a new student residence. The excavation contractor mistakenly included the sculpture in the demolition scope despite the work being outside the construction zone, and extensive efforts to locate the piece at the facility to which it was taken were unsuccessful. Yarwood was a founding member of the 1950s Painters Eleven group and helped popularize abstract art across Canada. Lambton College and the developer have contacted the Yarwood family and are working to remedy the situation.
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