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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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Seduction Couch, 1986-1987
Jana Sterbak
Czechoslovakian, Canadian, 1955
perforated steel, Van de Graaff generator, electrostatic charge, stained wood, floodlamp
couch: 124 x 74 x 232 cm (installation dimensions variable)
Gift of Ydessa Hendeles, Toronto, 1993
National Gallery of Canada (no. 37581.1-3)
Caution: This work emits static electricity. Individuals with medical implants such as pacemakers or insulin pumps should stay 3 metres (10 feet) away from the sculpture. Children should be accompanied by an adult.
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