David Rabinowitch

David Rabinowitch was a Canadian sculptor, university teacher and artist (1943–2022). He was born at Toronto and died at Cleveland.

David Rabinowitch in brief

Born
1943
Died
2022
Known for
sculptor, university teacher and artist
Place of birth
Toronto
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Career and activity

David Rabinowitch worked in art of sculpture.

He was employed by Yale University. He belonged to Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.

Recognition and collections

David Rabinowitch received Guggenheim Fellowship and Member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Work by David Rabinowitch is held by National Gallery of Canada, Museum of Modern Art, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst.

Catalogued works

4 works under this name are catalogued by The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1962 to 1990.

Untitled (Red), dated 1962, unique woodcut in red on ivory tracing paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2004.899. Untitled, dated 1968, graphite with white acrylic paint and colored pencil on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2022.1777. Study, for Untitled, dated 1968, wax and oil pastel on brown paperboard, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2022.1778. McGill medical luminaries / by Edward H. Bensley., dated [1990], held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 9 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Rabinowitch, David, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Rabinowitch family, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Rabinowitch, Royden, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2013. Photosynthesis and related processes, by Eugene I. Rabinowitch ..., 1945.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in VIAF (114657123) and Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (2150293-6). Those registers additionally record the forms David Rabinowitch, 1943-, David Rabinowitch 1943-2022, David Rabinowitch artiste, expose depuis 1968, David Rabinowitch, artista canadenc, David Rabinowitch, artista canadiense, David Rabinowitch, Canadees beeldhouwer, David Rabinowitch, artist kanadez and Exhibition David Rabinowitch - Sequenced Conic Constructions in Three Domains (1995 : Chemnitz).

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 5 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

The field of work recorded is art of sculpture.

Employment is recorded with Yale University. Membership is recorded of Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.

Work by David Rabinowitch is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Canada, Museum of Modern Art, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship and Member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.

Chronology

  1. 1943David Rabinowitch born at Toronto.
  2. 1962Untitled (Red) (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  3. 1968Untitled (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  4. 1968Study, for Untitled (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  5. 1990McGill medical luminaries / by Edward H. Bensley. (Wellcome Collection).
  6. 2022David Rabinowitch died at Cleveland.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Photosynthesis and related processes, by Eugene I. Rabinowitch ..., 1945

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Rabinowitch family, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Rabinowitch, David, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Rabinowitch, Royden, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2013

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 2150293-6, Ausstellung David Rabinowitch - Sequenced Conic Constructions in Three Domains (1995 : Chemnitz).

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  6. 6.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with David Rabinowitch.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  7. 7.

    The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with David Rabinowitch.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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  8. 8.

    VIAF cluster 114657123 for David Rabinowitch, aggregating national library name authorities.

    authority file · Unverified · OCLC

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  9. 9.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming David Rabinowitch.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  10. 10.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q5238858: David Rabinowitch

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  11. 11.

    “David Rabinowitch”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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