Nahum Gutman
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
− | + | Nahum Gutman was born in 1898 in Bassarabia, Moldovia, and taken in 1905 as a young child to live in Jaffa, of then Ottoman ruled Palestine. Later his family moved to the newly created ''Ahuzat Bayit'' neighborhood, which grew into the first new Jewish city in 2000 years - ''Tel Aviv''. He was one of the first children to live in Tel Aviv and many of his paintings reflect the creation of this modern city out of sand dunes. He also wrote a book about his experiences - ''A Small City with Few People''. | |
==Art Training== | ==Art Training== | ||
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==Style== | ==Style== | ||
− | Gutman worked in a variety of media, especially gouache, oils and watercolor. A writer, both for adults and children, he drew his own illustrations for children’s books and was also an accomplished photographer and sculptor. | + | Gutman worked in a variety of media, especially gouache, oils and watercolor. A writer, both for adults and children, he drew his own illustrations for children’s books and was also an accomplished photographer and sculptor. Nahum Gutman helped to develop a truly Israeli art style, which is still admired today. |
==Themes== | ==Themes== | ||
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==Famous Works== | ==Famous Works== | ||
− | Apart from | + | Apart from Nahum Gutman’s beautiful illustrated Haggadahs designed for both adults and children, he was one of the first writers to write children’s literature in Hebrew, for which he won many prizes. Gutman illustrated the poetry of ''Bailik'', Israel’s national poet, as well as various other books. |
Inside the ''Shalom Tower'' there is a series of Gutman’s mosaics depicting the history of Tel Aviv, while for Tel Aviv’s urban landscape Gutman produced outdoor sculptures. One such is his fountain opposite the old Tel Aviv municipal building. | Inside the ''Shalom Tower'' there is a series of Gutman’s mosaics depicting the history of Tel Aviv, while for Tel Aviv’s urban landscape Gutman produced outdoor sculptures. One such is his fountain opposite the old Tel Aviv municipal building. | ||
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==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
− | Throughout his life | + | Throughout his life Nahum Gutman received many awards and prizes, from the ''Dizengoff Prize'' for painting in 1938, to an Honorary Doctorate from Tel Aviv University in 1974. In 1976 he received an Honorary Citizenship from Tel Aviv, while in 1978 Gutman was awarded Israel’s most prestigious award - the ''Israel Prize''. |
[[Category:Jewish Art]] | [[Category:Jewish Art]] |