2019 28 Apr
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The passing of Don Otto Rogers (b. 1935 in Kerrobert, Saskatchewan) a former member of the International Teaching Centre, in Picton, Ontario. He was buried in the Rose Cemetery in Waupoos, ON.
He enrolled as a believer in 1960 while resident in Saskatoon. [CBN No 124 May 1960 p6; Bahá'í Canada 30 April 2019]
He served as an Auxiliary Board Member and then as a Continental Counsellor followed by a decade as a member of the International Teaching Centre and upon returning to Canada, served on the National Spiritual Assembly.
[BWNS1323; Wikipedia.]
As an accomplished artist, he was known as "Otto Rogers". He taught at the University of Saskatchewan (1959-1988) after receiving his MA in Fine Art from the University of Wisconsin. Mr Rogers helped sustain the Emma Lake Workshops, a meeting place for some of North America's leading artists including Barnett Newman, Jules Olitski and Mr Rogers himself. His work was held in more than 30 public collections including: the Art Gallery of Ontario, the National Gallery of Canada, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
His website.
His works at the Oeno Gallery in Prince Edward County.
Canadian Art.
Video The Artist In Us Interview—Painter Otto Rogers.
A talk by Otto Rogers entitled Artist's Studio.
The Canadian Encylopedia.
The National Gallery of Canada.
His publications:
A publications about his work:
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Don Rogers; Otto Rogers; Continental Board of Counsellors; - In Memoriam; Auxiliary board members; Kerrobert, SK; Milford, ON; Waupoos, ON; Biography |
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