Edie Parker (artist)

Every year, millions of visitors to Toronto and the Hockey Hall of Fame make a point of immortalizing their Canadian pilgrimage by having photos taken with the sculpture.

Edie Parker (Edit Martinko) is a Canadian sculptor, illustrator and a designer. Born in Hungary in 1956, Parker gained prominence as a Canadian artist for her sculpture entitled “Our Game”, an homage to Canada’s national passion of hockey, in bronze, 17 feet (5.2 m) x 1.5 feet (0.46 m) x 6.5 feet (2.0 m) which stands front of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Ontario, at the corner of Yonge and Front Streets, where it was unveiled in 1993.[1][2][3]

Coming to Canada at when 19, Parker studied fine arts at Mohawk College and the Ontario College of Art & Design. She was commissioned to design and sculpt "Our Game" while working at Design Workshop Inc2 as a designer and sculptor under the directorship of Ken Young, the exhibition designer and director. The bronze statue was cast and installed by art foundry MST Bronze Limited.

References

  1. ↑ Maraschiello, Tony (June 15, 1993). "Edie Parker puts her mark on a piece of hockey history". The Globe and Mail.
  2. ↑ "Exterior Sculptures". Hockey Hall of Fame Official Website.
  3. ↑ Hume, Christopher (Jun 18, 1993). "Why such a corny, kitschy, cutesy hockey sculpture?". The Toronto Star.


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