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Working model of electric sculpture that will be erected on new government building outside Ottawa is displayed by its creator Martin Hirschberg, who (...)
Working model of electric sculpture that will be erected on new government building outside Ottawa is displayed by its creator Martin Hirschberg, who (...)

Working model of electric sculpture that will be erected on new government building outside Ottawa is displayed by its creator Martin Hirschberg, who (...)

Date1/8/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Working model of electric sculpture that will be erected on new government building outside Ottawa is displayed by its creator Martin Hirschberg; who says he won't be surprised if the public complains about the $38;000 price-tag. The Department of Public Works commissioned the plastic-tube sculpture which will weigh 10 tons and be 50 feet long; 10 feet high and 6 feet deep. as a outdoor wall mural.
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