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Gordon, David
Mike Harris and Squeegee Kids
2000

The painting was inspired by newspaper photos of three squeegee kids accused of setting fire to a mentally ill man, and a photo of then Ontario Premier Mike Harris. The photos appeared in February 2000.

 
Gordon, David
born London, Ontario, 1944
Mike Harris and Squeegee Kids
2000
Acrylic on canvas
35.56 x 111.76 cm
Purchase with matching funds from the Canada Council Acquisition Assistance Fund and the Chancellor Richardson Memorial Fund, 2003
46-012

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