Title

Crusader II

Artist

Etrog, Sorel

Date

1976

Medium

bronze

Type

sculpture

Owner

SFU Art Collection

Accession Number

NA

Location

Simon Fraser University

Category

SFU Art Collection

Collection

Public Art

Lat/Long

49.279536,-122.913845

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Donated to SFU in 2012, Crusader II is one of three bronze sculptures installed in the Saywell Courtyard. All three sculptures were crafted by Sorel Etrog, a member of the Order of Canada. Etrog, who passed away in 2014, is best known for his abstracted figurative sculptures which represent the human body’s transformation in a mechanized, industrial world. This work is part of the Simon Fraser University Art Collection. The SFU Art Collection contains over 5,800 works. Approximately 1,000 works of art are shown throughout the campus and integrated in public, administrative and common learning spaces. A selection of the most accessible in this diverse repository are incorporated into the City of Burnaby Public Art Registry. For more extensive information about the holdings at SFU, visit: https://www.sfu.ca/galleries/Collections.html

Sorel Etrog, CM, (1933-2014) 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.