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Yaari 2230. Yudlov 3600. 63, [1] pages. New blue buckram binding. Nachum Gutman Born October 5, 1898 in Telenesti, Bessarabia Governorate Moldova, which at the time was part of the Russian Empire. He died November 28, 1980 (aged 82). Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Awards Dizengoff Prize, Lamdan Prize, Israel Prize. Alternate romanization: Nahum Gutman. He was a Russian-born Israeli painter, sculptor, and author. He was the fourth child of Alter and Rivka Gutman. His father was a Hebrew writer and educator who wrote under the pen name S. Ben Zion. In 1903, the family moved to Odessa, and two years later, to Ottoman Palestine. In 1908, Gutman attended the Herzliya Gymnasium in Tel Aviv. In 1912, he studied at the Bezalel School in Jerusalem. In 1920-26, he studied art in Vienna, Berlin and Paris. Gutman was married to Dora, with whom he had a son. He helped pioneer a distinctively Israeli style, moving away from the European influences of his teachers. He worked in many different media: oils, watercolours, gouache and pen and ink.His sculptures and brightly colored mosaics can be seen in public places around Tel Aviv. Indoor murals depicting the history of Tel Aviv can be seen in the western wing of the Shalom Tower and the Chief Rabbinate building. A mosaic fountain with scenes from Jewish history stands at the corner of Bialik Street, opposite the old Tel Aviv municipality building. Gutman's artistic style was eclectic, ranging from figurative to abstract. Gutman was also a well-known writer and illustrator of children's books. Awards and recognition. c fountain by Gutman, Bialik Street, Tel Aviv. Gutman received many art and literary prizes: 1938: Dizengoff Prize for painting (also in 1956) 1946: Lamdan Prize for children's literature 1955: Sicily Award for watercolor painting at the São Paulo Biennale 1956: Dizengoff Prize for painting (also in 1938) 1962: Hans Christian Andersen Literary Prize on behalf of Unesco for his book "Path of Orange Peels" 1964: Yatziv Prize 1969: Fichman Prize for Literature and Art 1974: Honorary Doctor of Philosophy from Tel Aviv University 1976: Honorary Citizen of Tel Aviv 1978: Israel Prize, for children's literature The Nachum Gutman Museum, showcasing the artist's work, was established in the Neve Tzedek neighborhood of Tel Aviv. In 2005, he was voted the 110th-greatest Israeli of all time, in a poll by the Israeli news website Ynet to determine whom the general public considered the 200 Greatest Israelis. Outdoor and public art 1961 A mosaic wall at the Chief Rabbinate building, Tel Aviv 1966 A mosaic wall at Migdal Shalom (Shalom Tower), Tel Aviv 1967 A mosaic wall for Herzliya high school, Tel Aviv 1976 History of Tel Aviv-Jaffa, mosaic, Bialik Square, Tel Aviv. Seller Inventory # 006361
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Title: Haggadah shel Pesach metzuyeret al yedey ...
Publisher: Omanuth Co. Ltd., Tel Aviv, Eretz Israel
Publication Date: 1936
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Gutman, Nahum
Condition: Very Good
