GERSHON ISKOWITZ "EMERALD GROOVE" WATERCOLOR, 1977It is somewhat hard to reconcile Gershon Iskowitz's (1921 1988) joyful aesthetic with his personal history. Born to a religious family in Poland, Iskowitz was allowed to leave yeshiva (a Jewish seminary) in order to study art, including a brief stint at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. The outbreak of the second world war forced him to return to his hometown where shortly after he was conscripted to forced labor. In 1944 Iskowitz was transferred to

He not only defined Pop Art but had an unrivalled influence on artists and image-making

the author of the book

perfectly encapsulating his bold and evocative aesthetic

stained and dyed

Although the artist encountered a lot of interference with his pending designs due to the copyright of the team's logos and from other TTC bigwigs (who insisted that the player be depicted wearing helmets) the ambitious and impressive public art project finally debuted to great fanfare in April 1985

Each two-page spread within the book appears to host a new chronicle

By the end of the decade Town received international accolades for these works and had become one of the most admired artists in Canada

by descent to the present owner

becoming less accessible

7"H 10"W (work)

He has explored a variety of formats and subjects throughout his career

influential