Print

A print commemorating the 1976 Summer Olympic sailing event that was held in Kingston, Ontario. The print features multiple scenes and Kingston locations. In the foreground is a train engine with cars that has "16/973" on the front and Canadian flags and the Olympic rings on the roof with "PORTSMOUTH // EXPRESS" above the first car. In the bottom left corner is the public art sculpture by Yvon Cozic titled "Pollution", which is the arrangement of large tubes with "PO // SAILING OLYMPIAD KINGSTON 1976" written on them, the sculpture is located in Macdonald Park. To the right of the train is another public art sculpture titled "Time" by Kosso Eloul which is a two-piece unconnected metal arrangement that is located in Breakwater Park. There are multiple sailing ships on the St. Lawrence River in the foreground that are flying flags that read "KINGSTON - MONTREAL '76", "KINGSTON SAILING OLYMPICS '76" and "1976 SAILING". City Hall is in the mid-ground and is surrounded by market stalls and crowds of people. There is a banner in the mid-ground in front of City Hall that extends the whole width of the sketch that has "OLYMPICS 1976 KINGSTON" on it in block letters. In the top right corner is the Arms of the Corporation of the City of Kingston. There is a hot air balloon and a prop plane in the top left corner. The print is adhered to a wood backing by beige matting that is around the perimeter of the print and is housed in a wood frame that has been painted blue. There are two eyelet screws on the back of the frame and a grey coloured cord used for hanging the print.