Reinis Zusters b. 15 October 1918

  • Artist (Painter)
Reinis Zusters OAM was born in Odessa, Ukraine, on 15 October 1918; arrived in Australia in 1950 and died in Wentworth Falls, NSW, 8 October 1999. A prolific artist in oils, whose work is widely represented in Australia and overseas. He produced many large landscapes, including triptychs of the Blue Mountains.
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Name
Reinis Zusters
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Chief designer (Chief designer with the Australian-American architectural firm Austin-Anderson, at St. Leonards, Sydney, NSW)
  • Draughtsman (Draughtsman with the Department of Works and Housing in Canberra, ACT)
Birth date
15 October 1918
Birth place
Odessa, Ukraine , Odessa, Ukraine (Russia)
Death date
8 October 1999
Death place
Wentworth Falls, NSW
Burial place
Cremated at Rookwood Crematorium, ashes buried in Latvian section of Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • 1950 - 1999
Arrival
  • 1950
Residence
  • ( Odessa, Ukraine)
  • ( Latvia)
  • Wentworth Falls, Blue Mountains, NSW
  • Sydney, NSW
  • Canberra, ACT
Training
  • East Sydney Technical College
  • 1935 - 1940 Technical College of Riga, Latvia
Cultural Heritage
  • Latvian
Languages
  • Latvian
  • English
Copyright
  • Venita Zusters

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  • Venita Salnajs, (spouse of)
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