, 2008. Fibreglass stone and airplane. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Purchased 2011. Photo © Roman März](/images/content/menuSeeGallery.png)
Benjamin West
The Death of General Wolfe (Detail), 1770
oil on canvas
152.6 x 214.5 cm
Transfer from the Canadian War Memorials, 1921 (Gift of the 2nd Duke of Westminster, England, 1918)
National Gallery of Canada (no. 8007)
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Windmill Electric Generator, 1975-1976
Murray Favro
Canadian, 1940
wood, metal, rubber, and electric generator; video 12:03 min
279.4 x 254 x 254 cm
Purchased 1977
National Gallery of Canada (no. 18767)
© Murray Favro
Murray Favro created Windmill Electric Generator, an invention of simplicity and utility employing accessible materials, with the idea that other people could easily replicate it. It differs from other windmills in that the base of the propeller contains a gimbal joint allowing it to tilt to harness wind from any direction. Yet within the gallery environment, Favro's windmill is akin to any other without wind - static. This work was first installed on the roof of the artist's studio in London, Ontario. The accompanying video serves as a record of it in action.
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