Terry Fox: His Story
About this object
Narrative
This book is part of a larger collection of objects honouring Maggie Pointe, sister of Shane Pointe and Gina Grant. On February 1, 2003, it was used for a memorial potlatch at Musqueam to honour the life of Maggie Pointe and was then given away, as is the custom, to the UBC Museum of Anthropology. On March 18, 2003 it was featured in the exhibit "To Wash Away the Tears," a collaboration between Shane, Gina, MOA and the students of the Critical Curatorial Studies MA program.
Cultural context
mortuary; commemorations
Physical description
Hardcover book (part a) with colourful paper cover (part b). The book is light brown with the title “Terry Fox: His Story” and the author “Leslie Scrivener” stamped in gold on the spine. There are 176 pages in total. The paper cover has a picture of Terry Fox, wearing Marathon of Hope T-shirt, running and the title in orange down the right side.
Date Made
1981
Date Acquired
4 Feb 2003
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Overall: 1.8 x 23.5 x 15.9 cm
Object Number
Nbz925 a-b