Artist and sculptor. Born Leonid Molodozhanyn in Polonne, Ukraine. Studied at the Leningrad Academy of Arts. After living in Germany and The Hague, he emigrated to Canada in 1948. A prolific artist with more than 300 of his works being displayed in the Leo Mol Sculpture Garden in Winnipeg. Died at the Tache Centre medical facility in Winnipeg.
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Leo Mol
{Front of plinth:} St. Volodymyr, ruler of Ukraine 980-1015, erected by Ukra...
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