Pat Sturn (October 1910 – March 15, 2011) was a Romanian-born Canadian portrait photographer.
Sturn came to Windsor, Ontario during the early 1930s. She worked with photographer Will Browne and took over his studio in 1947. Sturn retired in 1981. [1] [2]
She died at the age of 100 [1] at the Metropolitan campus of the Windsor Regional Hospital. [3]
Sturn donated most of her estate to support arts programs at the University of Windsor. [4]
The life of Sturn and opera singer Emilia Cundari are portrayed in the chamber opera Pat & Emilia. [1]
The 20 minute short film/documentary Imagining Angels was produced by Canadian Arts Productions in 2014, based on the workshop process and production of the chamber opera Pat & Emilia [1] It debuted at the Windsor International Film Festival and was chosen to screen at the Toronto Short Film Festival in March 2015. [5]
Pat Sturn (October 1910 – March 15, 2011) was a Romanian-born Canadian portrait photographer.
Sturn came to Windsor, Ontario during the early 1930s. She worked with photographer Will Browne and took over his studio in 1947. Sturn retired in 1981. [1] [2]
She died at the age of 100 [1] at the Metropolitan campus of the Windsor Regional Hospital. [3]
Sturn donated most of her estate to support arts programs at the University of Windsor. [4]
The life of Sturn and opera singer Emilia Cundari are portrayed in the chamber opera Pat & Emilia. [1]
The 20 minute short film/documentary Imagining Angels was produced by Canadian Arts Productions in 2014, based on the workshop process and production of the chamber opera Pat & Emilia [1] It debuted at the Windsor International Film Festival and was chosen to screen at the Toronto Short Film Festival in March 2015. [5]