Latrobe High School Arts Conservancy
It started in 1936 with two paintings, but now the art collection at Greater Latrobe Senior High School numbers in the hundreds. On Q Correspondent, Michael Bartley, takes you on a visual tour of original artworks chosen and purchased by students.
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