Animation gif features coronavirus-inspired murals from around the world. (Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters, Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters, Octavio Passos/Getty Images, Brian Morris/CBC/Radio-Canada)
Nurses, grocery clerks and other front-line workers have been celebrated as heroes during the coronavirus pandemic.
Here’s a look at the street art they have inspired here and abroad as we approach the deadly disease’s second anniversary.
A shopper in Toronto’s Chinatown walks by a mural by artists Rowell Soller, Flips and Kreecha on Saturday. The artwork is part of StreetARToronto’s front-line heroes art project showcasing a series of street, mural and graffiti art that celebrates health-care workers, volunteers and others.
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A pedestrian walks by a mural on Rideau Street a