Henry Orenstein (painter)

Henry Orenstein (painter)

Henry Orenstein is a Canadian artist, specializing in easel paintings, murals and set design. He was mentioned in Barry Lord's "The History of Painting in Canada: Toward a People's Art". He went on to become a set designer for the CBC in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

He is married to Joan Orenstein, the noted Canadian actress. He has five daughters. Sarah Orenstein (a Dora Award Winner), his youngest daughter played a sharp-tongued feminist filmmaker in Brad Fraser's dark comedy, "Cold Meat Party" (2003).

Notable relatives

*Ian Orenstein, Henry's nephew, is a New Democratic Party politician who ran for mayor in 1978 in memory of his father. In 1986, he challenged Bob Rae for leader of the New Democratic Party of Ontario.

External links

* [http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:TrIysZnsac4J:www.corvuscorax.org:8080/~gseto/creighton/bibliography.html+henry+cbc+orenstein+%22Toronto+%22%221967%22&hl=en&gl=ca&ct=clnk&cd=4 "The Box"]

* [http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:P2KjmCNCHt4J:www.gov.ns.ca/legislature/LIBRARY/checklist/feb99chk.htm+%22Henry+Orenstein+%22+halifax&hl=en&gl=ca&ct=clnk&cd=2 "Henry Orenstein: the talk of the town"]

* [http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:M4buKhjsxwYJ:www.umanitoba.ca/schools/art/galleryoneoneone/work.html+%22Henry+Orenstein+%22+artist&hl=en&gl=ca&ct=clnk&cd=6 excerpt from the "Journal of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada" (1948)] .

* [http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:3SFqQkj-H48J:ottawa.ca/city_services/culture/arts/exhibit/city_hall_gallery/union_art/index_en.shtml+%22Henry+Orenstein+%22+artist&hl=en&gl=ca&ct=clnk&cd=14 Orenstein biodata]


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