SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES

A CELEBRATION OF MATHEMATICS IN THE ARTS

 

You are invited to
A CELEBRATION OF MATHEMATICS IN THE ARTS
in honour of the ninetieth birthday of
H.S.M. (Donald) Coxeter
on Sunday, February 9, 1997
from 1:00 to 5:30 p.m.

Featured activities

A public lecture by Professor Coxeter
Three Geometric Artists: John Robinson,
George Odom and M.C. Escher

The unveiling of Intuition, a sculpture by John Robinson,
in recognition of Professor Coxeter's birthday
(Donated by Damon de Laszlo and Robert A. Hefner III,
supported by John Chadam, Frederick Helson and James Stewart)

A public lecture by Ronnie Brown
School of Mathematics, University of Wales, Bangor
The Symbolic Sculptures of John Robinson:
Geometry, Values, Forms and Structures

This celebration is being held at
The Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences,
222 College Street - Second Floor, Toronto,
and is supported by the Fields Institute
and the University of Toronto Department of Mathematics.