‘A blue-collar artist for a blue-collar town’: A century of Leo Mol

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Leo Mol at work in 1994.
Phil Hossack / Winnipeg Free Press files Leo Mol at work in 1994.
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Leo Mol on the front lawn of 1021 Wellington Crescent as one of his sculptures is installed in this undated photograph supplied by the Sifton family.
Submitted photo Leo Mol on the front lawn of 1021 Wellington Crescent as one of his sculptures is installed in this undated photograph supplied by the Sifton family.
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Leo Mol
Phil Hossack / Winnipeg Free Press files Leo Mol
The Queen unveils statue of herself created by Manitoba artist and sculptor Leo Mol in Winnipeg on Saturday July 3, 2010. The statue was created in July 1970 and relocated to the grounds of Government House in Winnipeg for the re-dedication of the gardens. (Ross Cornish / The Canadian Press files)
The Queen unveils statue of herself created by Manitoba artist and sculptor Leo Mol in Winnipeg on Saturday July 3, 2010. The statue was created in July 1970 and relocated to the grounds of Government House in Winnipeg for the re-dedication of the gardens. (Ross Cornish / The Canadian Press files)
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The sculpture Tree Children stands in front of the Richardson Building at  Portage and Main.
Wayne Glowacki / Winnipeg Free Press The sculpture Tree Children stands in front of the Richardson Building at Portage and Main.
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Leo Mol's Tree Children in front of the Richardson Building at Portage and Main.
Wayne Glowacki / Winnipeg Free Press Leo Mol's Tree Children in front of the Richardson Building at Portage and Main.
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Mother and Child, Leo Mol Sculpture Garden, Assiniboine Park.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Mother and Child, Leo Mol Sculpture Garden, Assiniboine Park.
Leo Mol Sculpture Garden, Assiniboine Park.  Mother and Child.  Jan 14, 2015 Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press
Leo Mol Sculpture Garden, Assiniboine Park. Mother and Child. Jan 14, 2015 Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press
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Leo Mol Sculpture Garden, Assiniboine Park.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Leo Mol Sculpture Garden, Assiniboine Park.
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Moses, Leo Mol Sculpture Garden, Assiniboine Park.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Moses, Leo Mol Sculpture Garden, Assiniboine Park.
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Moses, Leo Mol Sculpture Garden, Assiniboine Park.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Moses, Leo Mol Sculpture Garden, Assiniboine Park.
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A water droplet slides off Leo Mol's Dream statue at Assiniboine Park.
JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS files A water droplet slides off Leo Mol's Dream statue at Assiniboine Park.
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Tom Lamb, Leo Mol Sculpture Garden, Assiniboine Park.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Tom Lamb, Leo Mol Sculpture Garden, Assiniboine Park.
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A Leo Mol mosiac is also featured on the front of the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral on Main Street.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press A Leo Mol mosiac is also featured on the front of the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral on Main Street.
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A Leo Mol mosiac is also featured on the front of the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral on Main Street.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press A Leo Mol mosiac is also featured on the front of the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral on Main Street.
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Leo Mol's Tom Lamb in the lobby of Richardson Building at Portage and Main.
Wayne Glowacki / Winnipeg Free Press Leo Mol's Tom Lamb in the lobby of Richardson Building at Portage and Main.
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Photographed in Winnipeg with a cast of Monument to Taras Shevchenko in St. Petersburg, Russia. This three-metre high, bronze monument was donated to the city of St. Petersburg by the Canadian sculptor Leo Mol. The monument was unveiled in Ordinary Garden near
Phil Hossack / Winnipeg Free Press files Photographed in Winnipeg with a cast of Monument to Taras Shevchenko in St. Petersburg, Russia. This three-metre high, bronze monument was donated to the city of St. Petersburg by the Canadian sculptor Leo Mol. The monument was unveiled in Ordinary Garden near "Petrogradskaia" subway station in December 2000.
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