Late Rush drummer Neil Peart will quickly be memorialized with a pair of bronze statues aptly situated at Lakeside Park in St. Catharines, Ontario, which impressed his lyrics for the band’s 1975 single of the identical title.

Artist Morgan MacDonald of The Newfoundland Bronze Foundry has been chosen by town of St. Catharines to create a memorial at Neil Peart Pavilion highlighted by the statues, which might be related by a pathway providing perception into his legacy as a poet, novelist, and lyricist.

A 12-foot sculpture will function Peart as a younger artist and poet within the Seventies as he holds a e-book and drumsticks, whereas the second will seize the musician in his later years as he presents his drumsticks to guests. Sabian Cymbals will present a couple of of Peart’s previous and broken cymbals to be melted down and included into the monument.

Peart spent his summers as a youth at Lakeside Park, even working on the amusement park then situated there in his early teenagers.

“Our monument and web site design ideas are the outcomes of an in depth persona interpretation and expression train that ensures significant relevance to individuals, place, and legacy,” mentioned MacDonald. “We’re pleased with this effort and its outcomes.”

The mission is contingent upon the St. Catharines’ Neil Peart Commemorative Activity Drive reaching its $1 million fundraising purpose. Donations towards the memorial will be made right here.

Peart died in January 2020 from mind most cancers, a battle he saved personal throughout his ultimate years.