Tahedl: Mosaic Panels and Post Office

tahedl: When the Canada Post building was demolished, the mosaic panels were saved and now sit outside the new museum on 104th Avenue, according to CBC. When Tahedl, 74, heard about the planned demolition, she thought her artwork might be destroyed. "I lost a few commissions before and thought, 'Here we go again,' " said Tahedl. "Interestingly, I got an email from the historic department from the city of Edmonton asking if I was still alive." Tahedl moved to Montreal before the panels were ever placed in the post office. She created mosaic panels in 1965 that were installed on the wall of the Canada Post building, which used to occupy the site of the new museum. More than five decades later, she came back to Edmonton to see them installed in their new location. She didn't know a word of English, but said she had no trouble finding work as an artist. Ernestine Tehedl worked on the mosiac panels 50 years ago and is thrilled they were saved and are on display. ) "It terrific, particularly because I feel very strongly they have new life and they have a more vibrant placement than the previous commission," she said. "They're very prominent and somehow have more impact." Tehedl emigrated from Vienna, Austria, not long before she started work on the mosaic. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.