Each year, we lose some good outdoor art in Winnipeg. For the year indicated, here's a
last look at, a last goodbye to some of the artwork that has disappeared that year.
460 Assiniboine Park Drive (5)
This wall was rendered by Charlie Johnston in 2002 for the tiger enclosure at the zoo. It was lost in 2014 when the zoo grounds and structures underwent massive rebuilding and rejuvenation. Original notes follow:
Charlie Johnston: "I was doing this one the same time I was doing the horseracing mural (831 Portage
Avenue) and right after the monkey enclosure, so there was a real animal series there. I
use the climate that was natural to them which is same as ours basically. I chose a fall
scene. I did a maquette of a Siberian tiger in amongst poplars and evergreens. There's a
watery element in it too because Siberian tigers are one of the few cats that like water.
For the tiger on the wall I used a portrait of an old tiger at the zoo who's now deceased I
believe."
