Georg Schmerholz (b. 1949) Family of Man, 1976

UBC Archives - Campus Sculptures

Georg Schmerholz (b. 1949)

Family of Man, 1976

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5' high and 3' in diameter

(image courtesy of Georg Schmerholz)

Located on the fourth floor of the Library Processing Building, this
sculpture was donated to UBC by the Government of Canada Center for
the Human Development Department of Public Works in 1976.

Schmerholz was born in Rumania in 1949 and spent two years
studying engineering and design at the University of Cluj in Transylvania.
He began to carve wood at age nineteen and was influenced by the unfinished
sculptures of Michelangelo on a trip he took to Italy. In 1970, he went
to Sweden where he had his first exhibition. In 1972, he came to Canada
and lived in Toronto before moving to Vancouver. In 1975, he exhibited
at the opening of the Unicorn Gallery in Vancouver. His sculptures frequently
make use of driftwood.