Avigdor Stematsky, a founder of the New Horizons art group, which, beginning in 1942, sought to break away from the artistic conventions established by the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts, helped…
Although he himself would not recite “for the sake of the unification,” in keeping with the ruling of the Gaon—the Noda bi-Yehudah [R. Ezekiel Landau]—he was occasionally jealous of those who say it.…
Jonathan:I know you do. It cracks me up that you do; it amuses me. You know, up till like eight or nine years ago, let’s not forget, I was painting apartments for a living. Apartments. Walls. Rooms. I…
Israel-Isaac Lipshitz, known as Lippy Lipshitz, was a prominent South African sculptor and graphic artist. Lipshitz was born in Lithuania, and moved to Cape Town at age five. Lipshitz’s artistic formation began at the Cape Town School of Art and continued at the Michaelis School of Fine Art. In 1928, he moved to Paris for four years to study under the sculptor Antoine Bourdelle. Lipshitz then returned to South Africa, where he taught at the University of Cape Town. He is best known for his sculptural work, although he also experimented with a variety of graphic media, including drawing, printmaking, and painting. Toward the end of his life, in 1978, Lipshitz moved to Israel, settling near Haifa.
Avigdor Stematsky, a founder of the New Horizons art group, which, beginning in 1942, sought to break away from the artistic conventions established by the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts, helped…
Although he himself would not recite “for the sake of the unification,” in keeping with the ruling of the Gaon—the Noda bi-Yehudah [R. Ezekiel Landau]—he was occasionally jealous of those who say it.…
Jonathan:I know you do. It cracks me up that you do; it amuses me. You know, up till like eight or nine years ago, let’s not forget, I was painting apartments for a living. Apartments. Walls. Rooms. I…