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1990: Eli Bornstein Honoured
Upon his retirement from the University in 1990, Professor Eli
Bornstein was awarded the degree of Doctor of Letters (DLitt), an honour based
on the assessment of external referees and given in recognition of a “calibre
of scholarship...substantially in advance of what is accepted for the PhD.”1
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Dr. Bornstein’s career with the University began in 1950, when he
joined the faculty of the Department of Art and Art History. He introduced a new course, ‘Structure and
Colour in Space’ which became an area of specialization unique in North
America; was one of Canada’s first abstract sculptors; and in 1960, founded an
international art journal, The Structurist. Still in publication and distributed to over
35 countries, The Structurist is
multi-disciplinary: in recalling the first issue, one reviewer was “frankly
amazed at the ambitious courage of the magazine, the quality of its design, and
the embracing intelligence of the contents.”
Bornstein has served as editor since its inception, and has also been a
frequent“and very often the most thought provoking”contributor.
Internationally recognized as an artist, scholar and lecturer,
Bornstein has been described as “a man of humane and noble letters, an artist
with indefatigable personal vision and an inspired educator;” a “highly
individual artist, and yet the source of inspiration for others.” Dr. Bornstein continues to edit and publish The Structurist and remains an active
artist and writer.
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1990a: Eli Bornstein receiving honorary degree. Photograph Collection, A-7963.
1990b: catalogue image of Double
Plane Structurist Relief No. 9.
University Publications Collection, Art & Art History, Exhibitions: Eli Bornstein Structurist Reliefs 1966-1975.
1990c: Cover of The Structurist,
no. 11, 1971. University Publications
Collection.
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1. All quotes from material in Faculty Biographies Collection, E. Bornstein file.
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