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Alfons Himmelreich
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Alfons Himmelreich
1904–1993
Alfons Himmelreich was an Israeli photographer, noted for his portraits of modern dancers. Born in Munich, Himmelreich settled in Tel Aviv in 1933, initially working as a carpenter before opening his own photography studio. In addition to his photographs of the new Israeli culture, Himmelreich made portraits of prominent figures, including David Ben-Gurion, Chaim Weizmann, and Moshe Sharett. Influenced by the clean, geometric aesthetic of Bauhaus, Himmelreich’s photographs are as elegant as they are documentary; they were exhibited internationally.
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Visual and Material Culture, 1939–1973
Jewish visual art flourished and diversified in the postwar period, reflecting the social and political transformations taking place in the world.
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Tel Aviv, Mandate Palestine (Tel Aviv, Israel)