Sorel Etrog

Sorel Etrog
Born	(1933-08-29)August 29, 1933 Iaşi, Kingdom of Romania
Died	February 26, 2014(2014-02-26) (aged 80) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Education	Institute of Painting and Sculpture, Tel Aviv; Brooklyn Museum of Art
Known for	Sculptor painter writer book illustrator
Notable work	Designer of award for the Canadian Film Awards
Spouse	Lika Behar (married 1967)
Awards	Order of Canada, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

Sorel Etrog, CM RCA (August 29, 1933 – February 26, 2014) was a Romanian-born Israeli-Canadian artist, writer, and primarily, a sculptor. He specialized in modern art works and contemporary sculpture. Etrog's works explore his first-hand experience of the Second World War, the renewal of sculptural traditions in modern art, such as the use of bronze as a medium, and the opposition between the mechanical and the organic.^[1] One of Canada's leading artists in the 1960s, Etrog contributed to the country's growing interest in sculpture.^[1]