Harry Rosen
Dr. Harry Rosen, 2016
Tribute to Harry Rosen by Ezra Soiferman
Nov. 17, 2018 - Montreal
Tomorrow, at Paperman’s in Montreal, is the funeral for my friend Harry Rosen.
Dr. Rosen, who died on Thursday at the age of 89, was Emeritus Professor at the McGill Faculty of Dentistry, a pioneer in prosthodontics and a celebrated and immensely talented and driven sculptor.
It was a privilege to document Harry's sculptures over the past ten years through photographs. What fascinated me most about Harry was how he seemed to be built of the very same stones he found, moved, chipped, ground, molded, cast, set, donated, showed and shared. Like his sculptures, this gentle giant of a man was unshakeable and unmistakeable. A rock-solid mensch.
My sincere condolences to Harry’s wife Delores, his entire family and his many friends, fans, students and colleagues.
-Ezra
The Montreal Gazette published an obituary about Harry’s life and career here: https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/obituary-harry-rosen-montreal-dentist-and-maker-of-imposing-public-art
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Below is a gallery of images I took of Harry at work up at his family cottage in Lake Patrick, QC, and some of the many sculptures he donated to institutions around Montreal.
A robin sits atop “My Work is My Play” (Self-Portrait, installed posthumously, 2018, Ellerdale Park, Hampstead, QC)
