The Tree of Life by MagikUnicorn

Photography • Historical • posted on Oct 23, 2016

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The Tree of Life Sculpture in ancient walnut by Joseph Rifesser representing the great human families springing from a common stock and peopling the world of Man Gift of Mr. Peter Casson Commissioner General of the United Nations upon the World's Fair of 1967 The Tree of Life, 1965 Walnut Height 4,9 m × diameter 2,1 m Location: Lionel-Groulx metro station, mezzanine This grand work was originally created for the entrance to Expo 67. It was given to the City of Montreal by the United Nations and, like another work created for Expo, was later moved to the metro. Carved into the trunk of a single 150-year-old walnut tree, the graceful and austere sculpture shows five faces, gaunt men with serious expressions, representing the "five races of man" from the five continents of America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, springing from a common root. Its message of common humanity perfectly illustrated the ideals of Expo. Seen another way, the bare tree towering above the mottled red and yellow of the station's floor and the grey of its walls adds to the autumnal atmosphere of the station.