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| Murals |
| Introduction |
| Seven Lively Arts |
| Story of Oil |
| Communication |
| Chronology |
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History of Medicine and Night and Day |
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History of Medicine Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario History of Medicine, 68" x 28', was originally designed for and installed in the main entrance of the Port Arthur hospital. The mural was more figurative than York's usual abstract painting. In it York Wilson addressed themes related to ideas, superstitions, and treatments for both mental and physical health. He painted many references from the earliest know medicine such as medical plants and herbs, ritual masks and an Egyptian mummy to present day medical technology ranging from the thermometer, through X-rays and bacteria.The mural was removed from the old medical facility and is to grace the recently-completed Regional Health Sciences Centre Night and Day, 7' x 12', a smaller abstract mural, intended for the side corridor from which people could only turn right. York Wilson felt that people tend to turn towards the direction of lighter colours, thus the mural was painted with darker tones on the left and bright yellowish orange on the right. It was removed from the hospital in 1997 and is now situated in the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. |
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