 sorel etrog,  (august 29, 1933 &ndash; february 26, 2014) was a romanian-born canadian artist, writer, and philosopher best known for his work as a sculptor. he specialised in modern art works and contemporary sculpture. == life == born in iaÅi, romania, in 1933, etrog's formal art training began in 1945. in 1950, his family immigrated to israel, where beginning in 1953 he studied at the institute of painting and sculpture in tel aviv. his first solo exhibition in tel aviv in 1958 earned him a scholarship at the brooklyn museum of art in new york city. in 1959, a meeting with toronto art collector samuel zacks led to etrog's first canadian solo exhibition, at gallery moos in toronto. leaving new york for toronto in 1963, etrog became a canadian citizen. == career == since the late 1950s, etrog's work has been exhibited extensively in solo and group exhibitions across canada and internationally. etrog's work is represented in major capitals and cities allover the world. he received several important commissions, including those for expo 67, montreal; sunlife centre, toronto; windsor sculpture garden, windsor, ontario; los angeles county museum and olympic park in seoul korea. in 1966, works by etrog along with those of alex colville and yves gaucher represented canada at the venice biennale. in 1968 etrog was commissioned to design the canadian film award that was originally named the "etrog" and later renamed the "genie". etrog is also known for his writings and published plays, poetry and non-fiction. of his many collaborations, the most acclaimed are his book illustrations for eugÃ¨ne ionesco and samuel beckett in the late 1960s. etrog and marshall mcluhan collaborated on the publication spiral, drawn from etrogâ
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