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For $125, you too can own a rainbow, Toronto artist Gershon Iskowitz shows off his latest creation, a painted umbrella - one of an edition of 200 that(...)

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For $125, you too can own a rainbow, Toronto artist Gershon Iskowitz shows off his latest creation, a painted umbrella - one of an edition of 200 that(...)

Date4/1/1986

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Bock, Tony (photographer)

Iskowitz, Gershon, 1921-1988 (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: For $125, you too can own a rainbow, Toronto artist Gershon Iskowitz shows off his latest creation, a painted umbrella - one of an edition of 200 that will sell for $125 each - during Artweek, a city-wide celebration of the visual arts May 10 to 18.

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