Rita Letendre
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Rita Letendre, LL. D. was a Canadian painter, muralist, and printmaker associated with Les Automatistes and the Plasticiens. She was an Officer of the Order of Canada and a recipient of the Governor G
RL-51 - Very early small-format abstract painting, 1951
Sunforce – Hard edge style mural, 1965
Sunrise – Pastel on paper, 1989
The Beginning of Days – Recent abstract style painting, 2007
Glencairn station
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Glencairn is a subway station on Line 1 Yonge–University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the median of William R. Allen Road at Glencairn Avenue.
Rita Letendre
…at Ryerson University in Toronto, the first of its kind in Canada. She was also commissioned to design a huge coloured skylight for the ceiling of Glencairn (TTC) subway station in Toronto entitled Joy; it was eventually removed at Letendre's request because the panels had faded after being exposed to many years…
Glencairn TTC Subway Station, August 7 2025
The artwork Joy in the skylight casts a pink glow.
Station entrance on the south side of Glencairn Avenue