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Artists at work, Artist Jack Pollock recruited 20 patients at Sunnybrook Medical Centre to help paint a 40-by-9-foot mural. The mural adds glorious co(...)
Artists at work, Artist Jack Pollock recruited 20 patients at Sunnybrook Medical Centre to help paint a 40-by-9-foot mural. The mural adds glorious co(...)

Artists at work, Artist Jack Pollock recruited 20 patients at Sunnybrook Medical Centre to help paint a 40-by-9-foot mural. The mural adds glorious co(...)

Date6/26/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Artists at work, Artist Jack Pollock recruited 20 patients at Sunnybrook Medical Centre to help paint a 40-by-9-foot mural. The mural adds glorious color to the room as it is painted with luscious, fat tulips, Irises and phlox in shades of blue, fuchsia, pink, orange and yellow. Pollock has also helped get a VCR and microwave for the hospital.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0074140F
Artist, union tilt over Mural. Toronto artist R. York Wilson holds section of 100-foot mural at O'Keefe Centre which has sparked labor-art dispute. Br(...)
Artist, union tilt over Mural. Toronto artist R. York Wilson holds section of 100-foot mural at O'Keefe Centre which has sparked labor-art dispute. Br(...)
1/18/1980
Local artists pitched in to create the mural on Queen St
Local artists pitched in to create the mural on Queen St
5/24/1988
Reppen art to grace mural. Artist Jack Reppen, whose work includes cartoons and caricatures for The Star, holds a sketch of a Burgundy scene he drew o(...)
Reppen art to grace mural. Artist Jack Reppen, whose work includes cartoons and caricatures for The Star, holds a sketch of a Burgundy scene he drew o(...)
9/7/1962
Jerry Santbergen stands in front of the 23-foot mural he painted for the Pilot Tavern by coating himself and his wife Naili (seated above) with paint (...)
Jerry Santbergen stands in front of the 23-foot mural he painted for the Pilot Tavern by coating himself and his wife Naili (seated above) with paint (...)
9/3/1969
My friend, Fluffy: I love this cat, says Sunnybrook Medical Centre patient John Brisbois, who was part of a hospital experiment that welcomes pets as therapy for older patients
My friend, Fluffy: I love this cat, says Sunnybrook Medical Centre patient John Brisbois, who was part of a hospital experiment that welcomes pets as therapy for older patients
12/1/1982
World on a wall: Artist Ronald Satok, left, seen wtih student Michael Gonzalez, works with 50 handicapped students who are painting 11 murals portraying the cycle of life
World on a wall: Artist Ronald Satok, left, seen wtih student Michael Gonzalez, works with 50 handicapped students who are painting 11 murals portraying the cycle of life
8/5/1983
Intricate mural of 18th century Venice is the work of artist Jennifer Dickson at Galerie Dresdnere on Bloor St
Intricate mural of 18th century Venice is the work of artist Jennifer Dickson at Galerie Dresdnere on Bloor St
4/5/1973
Picture of interior of library branch. 
Artist Tom Hodgson at work on mural for Jones Avenue Branch Story Hour Room
1962
Artist Jennifer Morrish, 24, regards one of the large murals she and Pat Schnurr painted on walls of Seneca school
Artist Jennifer Morrish, 24, regards one of the large murals she and Pat Schnurr painted on walls of Seneca school
1/24/1979
The adam and eve cover-up. Artist Ronald Whate relaxes in front of the mural he has just finished remodelling for the benefit of some of the members o(...)
The adam and eve cover-up. Artist Ronald Whate relaxes in front of the mural he has just finished remodelling for the benefit of some of the members o(...)
12/10/1969
Ceramic mural 8 feet high and 45 feet long has been ed by Yugoslavian artist-designer Robert Yachevich, 26, in five months, working three days a week.(...)
Ceramic mural 8 feet high and 45 feet long has been ed by Yugoslavian artist-designer Robert Yachevich, 26, in five months, working three days a week.(...)
2/20/1974
Toronto artist Rita Letendre has done murals for both sides of a Gerrard St. E. student hotel.
Toronto artist Rita Letendre has done murals for both sides of a Gerrard St. E. student hotel.
4/21/1977