Photo #11

 

 

William Lyon Mackenzie and John Strachan (L2530.001)

Artist: Sheila Rose, Bracebridge, Ontario

Stoneware heads; wool, linen and leather clothing

Courtesy of the artist

Mackenzie, the red-headed rebel, is depicted giving an impassioned speech from a vegetable wagon in Toronto in 1834. John Strachan, his conservative rival, represents the city’s establishment and remains aloof.

 

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