Monday, September 20, 2010

Tommy Douglas statue artist Lea Vivot ignored during unveiling | News Talk 650 CKOM

Tommy Douglas statue artist Lea Vivot ignored during unveiling | News Talk 650 CKOM

Just a thought to Ms. Vivot...

Don't be mad at the media, be mad at the Hollywood star that showed up to the unveiling.

I have no doubt that the vast majority of the crowd would have been there only to get to see Mr. Sutherland, and not to see the unveiling of a statue. On that point alone the media got the coverage correctly - that the presence of a star made the event extraordinary.

The sculptor was absolutely right that she should have garnered more recognition, but that's hardly the fault of the media.

1 comment:

  1. The unveiling of the statue was a great event. The only upset was that the Canadian media forgot to mention the sculptor, Lea Vivot. In cultured society, some would like to know. The sculpture which would cost in excess of 250,000 dollars was donated to the Canadians, and Kiether Sutherland was invited to attend the event as he is a grandson to the father of Medicare, Tommy Douglas. It was the media that did wrong by not crediting the sculptor who made the event possible, Lea Vivot.
    When writing about the 24 TV series the media would certainly not forget to mention the main star.
    Thank You.

    Lea Vivot
    www.leavivot.com

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