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Elizabeth Wyn Wood (October 8, 1903 - January 27, 1966) was a Canadian sculptor. Wood studied sculpture at the Ontario College of Art and at the Art Students League of New York. Among her major public works are the Welland-Crowland War Memorial in Chippawa Park, Welland, Ontario, dedicated in 1939, and the 1962 bas-relief sculptures at Ryerson University in Toronto. She studied under, and in 1926 married, Emanuel Hahn. Together with Alfred Laliberté, Frances Loring, Florence Wyle and Henri Hébert, Wyn-Wood was a founding member of the Sculptors' Society of Canada. In 1945, she was a founding member of the Canadian Arts Council (renamed the Canadian Conference of the Arts in 1958). As a Council member, she served as Organizing Secretary (1944–45), Chair of the International Relations Committee (1945–48), and Vice President (1945–48).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Elizabeth Wyn Wood )〕 As Chair, Foreign Relations Committee, she participated in the organization of, and wrote the catalogue foreword for, an exhibition of 74 artists entitled "Canadian Women Artists" at the Riverside Museum, New York, N.Y. (April 27-May 18, 1947). She was made a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rca-arc.ca/en/about_members/since1880.asp )〕 She was inducted into the Orillia Hall of Fame in 1966. The Welland Crowland War Memorial designed by Elizabeth Wyn Wood, features 2 heroic figures, Man the Defender and Woman the Giver, set against the Canadian landscape. Planned as part of a regional beautification plan for the lands along the Welland Canal, the memorial was intended to be visible and intelligible to passengers on passing boats. The Welland Crowland War Memorial was unveiled on 2 September 1939.〔http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0009128 Canadian Encyclopedia Monuments, World Wars I and II〕 Image:Bas relief at Ryerson University.jpg|Elizabeth Wyn Wood's Bas-relief at Ryerson University, Toronto File:Goalie at Ryerson.jpg|Elizabeth Wyn Wood's Bas-relief of a Goaltender at Ryerson University in Toronto File:Welland-Crowland War Memorial in Welland Ontario 2.jpg|Elizabeth Wyn Wood's Welland-Crowland War Memorial in Welland ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elizabeth Wyn Wood」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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