Leibovitch, Norman

Birth Name Leibovitch, Norman [1a] [2a]
Gender male
Age at Death 88 years, 3 months, 14 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth September 20, 1913 Montreal, Quebec, Canada  

 
Education   New York, New York, United States of America Norman Leibovitch studied as a scholarship student at the American Artist School

 
Education   New York, New York, United States of America Norman Leibovitch studied at the New York Art Students League

Event Note

Norman Leibovitch studied under the famous sculptor William Zorach.

 
Marriage   Montreal, Quebec, Canada Norman Leibovitch married Pearl Garfinkle

Event Note

She was a gifted artist in her own right.

 
Occupation February, 1945 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Norman Leibovitch was an artist

Event Note

Norman Leibovitch, a Montreal native, returned to his home city where he worked prolifically, creating over 1,300 paintings during his seventy years as an artist.
He is most recognized for his large scale female nudes, Quebec landscapes and paintings depicting Jewish themes.

Event Note

Norman Leibovitch's first solo exhibition at La Galerie l'Art Français.
He first became known in the province of Quebec during the 1940s, following a string of highly praised solo exhibitions.

Event Note

Norman Leibovitch was a contemporary and acquaintance of renowned Montreal artists such as Louis Muhlstock, Moe Reinblatt and Sam Borenstein, his work has been shown across North America in major cities such as Montreal, Toronto and New York.

Event Note

The artist's first posthumous retrospective exhibition recently took place at La Galerie d'art D'Outremont from August 17- September 3, 2004, the public was invited to a rare viewing of 75 oil paintings covering the artist's career from his early years until his death in 2002.

Event Note

Norman Leibovitch's workes are installed at a gallery in Maimonides Geriatric Centre in Montreal,
Thirteen of the works are installed in The Montreal Children's Hospital.
The Norman & Pearl Leibovitch Gallery came about through the generous donation of a collection of twenty original works of art donated by the family of the late artist.

 
Death January 4, 2002 Montreal, Quebec, Canada  

 
Burial January, 2002   Norman Leibovitch was buried in Grave 7, Line 11, Montreal Workers Circle #2 section (Map: D7)

 

Families

Married Wife Garfinkel Garfinkle, Pearl bat Menachem Mendel
  Children
  1. Leibovitch, Babo
  2. Leibovitch, Charles
  3. Leibovitch, Martin

Gallery

Source References

  1. Norman Leibovitch
    1. Page: http://normanleibovitch.com/
  2. Visual Artist Norman Leibovitch at Canadian Artist.ca
    1. Page: http://www.canadianartists.ca/canadian-artist-norman-leibovitch.htm

Pedigree

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