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Igael Tumarkin (Israeli, 1933)
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Igael Tumarkin
Abstract Composition 1960
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Biography |
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1933 |
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Born October 23, in Dresden, Germany |
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1935 |
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Emigrated to Palestine, Israel |
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1951 - 1953 |
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Military service in the Israeli Army |
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1954 |
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Worked in the studio of sculptor Rudi Lehmann |
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1955 |
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Moved to Berlin, Germany, and joined Bertolt Brecht's Berliner Ensemble as a set designer and produced his first iron sculptures |
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1955 - 1957 |
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Worked as an assistant to the designer Karl von Appen |
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1961 |
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Moved back to Israel |
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1963 |
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First Prize for Memoria of "Choulikat" |
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1966 - 1967 |
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Trips to Europe, USA, Africa, and Australia |
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1968 |
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Sandberg Prize, Israel Museum, Jerusalem
First Prize for Memorial to Sailors, haifa |
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1971 |
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First Prize for Memorial for "Holocaust and Resurrection," Tel Aviv |
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1977 |
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Traveled to India, Iran, Turkey, Egypt, Tu nisia, morocco, Senegal, Mali, Upper Volta, Mexico, Peru, and other places |
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2004 |
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Awarded Israel Prize Laureate |
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Exhibitions |
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2009 |
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"Igael Tumarkin: 50 years of Mastery," Sissman Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel (solo) |
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2007 |
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"Out, Still & Kicking," Givon Art Gallery Ltd., Tel Aviv, Israel |
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2000 |
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"Israeli Contemporary Art Print Exhibition," Sungkok Art Museum, Seoul, Korea |
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1999 |
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The Isreal Museum, Jeruselem, Israel (solo) |
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1994 |
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"Igael Tumarkin," The Hakone Open-Air Museum, Hakone, Japan (solo) |
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1992 |
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"Tumarkin: Pesalim, 1957-1992," Muze'on Tel Aviv le-omanut, Tel Aviv, Israel (solo) |
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1985 |
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"Tumarkin"Sara Gilat Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel (solo) |
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1983 |
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Kunstverein Springhornhof, Neuenkirchen, Germany (solo) |
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1980 |
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"Igael Tumarkin, Skupturen, Zeichnungen, Grafik," Das Museum, Marl, Germany (solo) |
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1978 |
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"Earth, Five Variations on a Theme: I. Tumarkin," The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel (solo) |
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