Public Artwork
Les Noms
Location:
Dawson City Museum , 595 Fifth Avenue, Dawson City, YT, Y0B 1G0, Canada
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Alternate title:
Les Noms (à coucher dehors)
Artwork creator(s):
Dextras, Nicole
Text author(s):
Dextras, Nicole
Installation year:
2009
Remarks on location:
In front of the museum
Description:
Names made of ice were installed in front of the Dawson City Museum in the Yukon.
Text of the artwork:
AURORE
XAVIER FRANCOIS
JEAN BAPTIS
DESIRE
JB
CYRELL
MARGERITE
OVID
COME
VIVIAN
Text theme:
Québécois first names that have fallen out of favour, taken from the 1901 Census, Dawson City Museum Archives.
Artwork theme:
Québécois first names that have fallen out of favour, assimilation
History:
During the residency, Nicole Dextras created 3 major projects: Les Noms, Legacy and The River's Bride.
Event: Artist residency, Klondike Institute of Art, Dawson City, Yukon.
Date: November 10, 2008 to February 4, 2009
Artist's biography:
Nicole Dextras 
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