for the creation of The Sculpture Fund, an acquisition fund for museums, galleries and places of learning to purchase sculpture. They died three weeks apart in 1968. While their intention was to leave all their money from estate sales to support a new generation of Canadians sculptors by buying their sculptures and displaying them in public galleries across the country. The fund has "had a significant impact on the art of sculpture in … [Canada] and continues to inspire both admirers and artists alike". Works Further reading References External links Collections Canada article Canadian Encyclopedia article Frances Loring archival papers at the Art Gallery of Ontario research library and archives 1887 births 1968 deaths Canadian architectural sculptors 20th-century Canadian sculptors 20th-century Canadian women artists Members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts 20th-century American sculptors 20th-century American women artists Lesbian artists American LGBT artists Canadian LGBT artists Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada)