The Great Vancouver Paint In, 1966  When the BC government decided to install a fountain at the court house (now the art gallery), Premier WAC Bennett insisted that the work be kept secret until its official unveiling. In the meantime, a fence was built and Vancouver School of Art students were enlisted to decorate the fence panels. The art was a hodgepodge of styles that included a cartoon of the premier and a mysterious Picasso-esque nude. The secrecy around the fountain was widely criticized and for many the final product was less appealing than the paintings that adorned the hoarding. Source: Masters Planning 
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The Great Vancouver Paint In, 1966 

When the BC government decided to install a fountain at the court house (now the art gallery), Premier WAC Bennett insisted that the work be kept secret until its official unveiling. In the meantime, a fence was built and Vancouver School of Art students were enlisted to decorate the fence panels. The art was a hodgepodge of styles that included a cartoon of the premier and a mysterious Picasso-esque nude. The secrecy around the fountain was widely criticized and for many the final product was less appealing than the paintings that adorned the hoarding.

Source: Masters Planning 

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