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Uhr Barrir Examinrr Friday June ll l976 Robert Ragsdale BARRIE ARTIST PAINTS PORTRAIT OF ARCHBISHOP POCOCK Cyril Leeper 26yearold Toronto born artist has just recently completed portrait of His Grace Archbishop Pocock of Toronto The young Canadian artist entered Barries St Marys school when the family came to Barrie in 1959 He completed his Grade 12 studies at St Josephs high school and his Grade 13 at Barrie North collegiate While there he painted the portrait of his art teacher Morrison and also the Mayor of Barrie at that time Les Cooke 0n graduation Cyril left for Rome to study on scholarship at the Accademia di Belli Arti where he was placed into second year after examination He remained there for two years studying under the wellknown artist Franco Gentillini He returned to Europe in 1972 to Madrid where he was accepted for fourth year studies at the Escuola Superior de Bellas Artes de San Fernando Since then Cyril has studied extensively with Kenneth Forbes one of Canadas foremost portrait artists Mr Leeper returns to Europe for few months in the fall