'Painting a superhero's cape': artists in Panama transform doctors' lab coats into artworks


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Panamanian artist Genaro Rodriguez poses with the white coat used by Dr Fulvia Vergara and decorated by him in Panama City. Photo: AFP

Artist Genaro Rodriguez was so moved after being commissioned to turn a Covid-19 doctor's white coat into a piece of art that he likened the experience to "painting a superhero's cape."

Rodriguez is one of 22 Panamanian artists asked to transform frontline health workers' lab coats into auction-ready artwork to raise money for anti-virus equipment in the Central American country.

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