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Reuven Rubin Biography
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1893 |
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Born:Galati, Romania
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1912 |
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Studied at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
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1913 - 1914 |
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Studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Artsand and Academie Colarossi in Paris, France
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1916 |
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Returned to Romania where he spent the war years
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1921 |
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Traveled to the United States where he met Alfred Stieglitz,
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1922 |
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Established his studio in Tel Aviv, Israel
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1923 |
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Emigrated to Palestine
Began designing scenery for theatres
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1924 |
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Appointed chairman of the Association of Painters and Sculptors of Palestine
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1948 |
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Became the first official Israeli diplomatic envoy to Romania
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1964 |
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Received the Dizengoff Prize
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1973 |
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Awarded the Israel Prize for life's work in art.
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1974 |
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Died: Tel Aviv, Israel
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009
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"Selection of Rubin paintings from the Permanent collection", Rubin Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel (solo)
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2006 - 2007
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"Reuven Rubin's Early Years: 1914-23", The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel (solo)
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2005
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Stern Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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1998
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Rubin: "Home Visit", Rubin Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel (solo)
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1994
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"Rubin paints for the Theater", Rubin Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel (solo)
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1993
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"Rubin: a self portrait", Rubin Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel (solo)
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1989
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"The early Rubin", Rubin Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel (solo)
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1988
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"Rubin: Jerusalem Landscapes", Rubin Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel (solo)
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1986
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"Rubin Portrays his Friends", Rubin Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel (solo)
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1984
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"Rubin's Tel Aviv", Rubin Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel (solo)
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1966 - 1967
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"Retrospective", Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel (solo)
"Retrospective", Tel Aviv Museum, Israel (solo)
Galerie Mott, Geneva, Switzerland (solo)
Norton art Museum, Palm Beach, FL (solo)
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1962
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"Retrospective", Wildenstein Galleries, New York, NY (solo)
Hatfield Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
Rosequist Gallery, Tucson, AZ (solo)
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1953 - 1960
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Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York, NY
"Seven Painters from Israel", leading museums across the U.S.
Hatfield Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
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1957
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O'Hana Gallery, London, UK (solo)
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1955
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"Retrospective", Tel Aviv Museum, Israel (solo)
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1952
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Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
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1948 - 1950
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Stage designs for Habima and Ohel theaters in Tel Aviv
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1947
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"Retrospective", Tel Aviv Museum, Israel (solo)
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1940 - 1945
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Milch Gallery, New York, NY
Hatfield Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
Gumps Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Twentieth Century Portraits", Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Lillienfeld Gallery, New York, NY
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1942
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Bignou Gallery, New York, NY
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1936 - 1938
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Steimazky Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
Bach Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
Arthur Tooth Gallery, London, UK
Bezalel, Jerusalem, Israel
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1933 - 1934
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Tel Aviv Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel (solo)
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1931
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Montross Gallery, New York, NY
Stage designs for Habima and Ohel theaters in Tel Aviv, Israel
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1930
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Arthur Tooth Gallery, London, UK (solo)
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1927
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Beit Chelouche, Tel Aviv, Israel (solo)
Home of Sir Ronald Storrs, Jerusalem, Israel (solo)
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1926
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Marcel Bernheim Gallery, Paris, France (solo)
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1924
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The Citadel of David, Jerusalem, Israel (solo)
Herzlia high school, Tel Aviv, Israel (solo)
Regina Maria Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
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1922
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Rubin Bucharest studio, Bucharest, Romania
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1921
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Anderson Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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Selected Public Collections:
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Rubin Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel
Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
The Jewish Museum, New York, NY
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| Literature |
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2003
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Rubin Museum, catalogue of the permanent collection. Tel Aviv, Israel: Rubin Museum, 2003
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1980
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Wilkinson, Sarah. Reuven Rubin. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1980
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1958
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Werner, Alfred. Rubin. Tel Aviv, Israel, Massadah Publishing, 1958
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| Links to further information |
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