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Montreal Gazette article about Mary Gzowski and her career in medical illustration, 1962

Black and white newspaper article titled, "Pickled Kidneys, Goalies' Masks Just Part of Specialist's Job". Contains photo of Mary Gzowski working on medical moulages of the face.

2014-0014.03.504, Herb Bercovitz Collection, MUHC Permanent Archives Centre

At the Montreal General Hospital in 1959, Mary Gzowski worked with the hospital’s plastic surgeons and Bill Burchmore of Fiberglass Canada to create Jacques Plante’s now-famous goalie mask. Drawing on her years of moulage experience, she helped cast and mould a protective mask that would change hockey forever.