(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah artist Heather Olsen, left, talks with Intermountain Healthcare nurse Maria Black as they talk about the nurses, doctors, respiratory therapists, clinical and non-clinical workers that inspired Olsen’s new painting paying tribute to frontline health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Monday, April 5, 2021 in Murray.
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