Public Artwork
Give Peace a Chance
Artwork creator(s):
Covit, Linda; Séguin, Marie-Claude
Text author(s):
Ono, Yoko; Lennon, John
Collaborator(s):
Groupe Cardinal-Hardy
Installation year:
2009 Description:
Several slats featuring the engraved phrase "Give Peace a Chance", translated into 40 languages spoken in Montreal. The work commemorates John Lennon and Yoko Ono's bed-in Montreal in 1969.
Text of the artwork:
Give Peace a Chance
Text theme:
Peace
Artwork theme:
Peace, Tribute
History:
In 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono held a bed-in for peace in Suite 1742 of Montreal’s Queen Elizabeth hotel.
Dimensions:
Height:
40m
Width:
30m
Depth:
0.7 m Note(s):
- Commissioned by the City of Montreal
- The languages include Japanese, Malagasy, Mandarin, Mohawk, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Swahili, Tagalog, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yiddish, French, English and Braille.
Artist's biography:
Linda Covit
Author's biography:
John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Owner(s):
City of Montréal 
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