Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Lucie and Thornton Blackburn carved out freedom, business, and community in a city that wasn’t designed for them. Their story is the real architecture under Toronto and @hicaezar is painting it back into the frame.
The Blackburns
48 x 60 in
Oil on Canvas
Produced in association with CBC Creator Network.
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Lucie and Thornton Blackburn carved out freedom, business, and community in a city that wasn’t designed for them. Their story is the real architecture under Toronto and @hicaezar is painting it back into the frame.
The Blackburns
48 x 60 in
Oil on Canvas
Produced in association with CBC Creator Network.
»Subscribe to CBC Arts to watch more videos: bit.ly/CBCArtsSubscribe
Find us at: cbc.ca/arts
CBC Arts on Facebook: facebook.com/cbcarts
CBC Arts on Instagram: instagram.com/cbcarts
About: Welcome to CBC Arts, your home for the most surprising, relevant and provocative stories featuring artists from diverse communities across Canada. Our job is to fill your feed with the disruptors and innovators changing how we see the country through movement, images and sound — and to inspire you to join in too.
