William Lyon Mackenzie and John Strachan
Artist: Sheila Rose
Bracebridge, Ontario
Stoneware heads; wool, linen and leather clothing
Courtesy of the artist
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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.