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1897 Stary Constantin, Ukraine, Russia - 1987 New York, New York. Known for: Mod genre-religious, sculptor.
The following biography is from "Search for the Soul of Judaism". by William Brailsford, The Washington Times: May 18, 1997. In modern Hebrew, the words for truth and art come from the same root.... Read full biography
The following biography is from "Search for the Soul of Judaism". by William Brailsford, The Washington Times: May 18, 1997. In modern Hebrew, the words for truth and art come from the same root. With masterful sensitivity, the artist Ben-Zion has transformed the horrible truths of the 20th century... Read full biography
The following biography is from "Search for the Soul of Judaism". by William Brailsford, The Washington Times: May 18, 1997. In modern Hebrew, the words for truth and art come from the same root. With masterful sensitivity, the artist Ben-Zion has transformed the horrible truths of the 20th century into a powerful artistic repertory of etchings, drawings, paintings and sculpture that beckon the viewer into his magical interpretation of the world, and the realities, of Jewish culture. In the... Read full biography
The following biography is from "Search for the Soul of Judaism". by William Brailsford, The Washington Times: May 18, 1997. In modern Hebrew, the words for truth and art come from the same root. With masterful sensitivity, the artist Ben-Zion has transformed the horrible truths of the 20th century into a powerful artistic repertory of etchings, drawings, paintings and sculpture that beckon the viewer into his magical interpretation of the world, and the realities, of Jewish culture. In the centenary year of this self taught artist, The B'nai B'rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum has brought together an extraordinary collection of Ben-Zion's work. A poet and writer, Ben-Zion stopped using the Hebrew language as the realities of the... Read full biography
The following biography is from "Search for the Soul of Judaism". by William Brailsford, The Washington Times: May 18, 1997. In modern Hebrew, the words for truth and art come from the same root. With masterful sensitivity, the artist Ben-Zion has transformed the horrible truths of the 20th century into a powerful artistic repertory of etchings, drawings, paintings and sculpture that beckon the viewer into his magical interpretation of the world, and the realities, of Jewish culture. In the centenary year of this self taught artist, The B'nai B'rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum has brought together an extraordinary collection of Ben-Zion's work. A poet and writer, Ben-Zion stopped using the Hebrew language as the realities of the Holocaust became evident; writing in "the language of the martyred ones" became "unthinkable" to him.... Read full biography
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Ben-Zion Weinman, Benzion Weinman, Ben Zion
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The following biography is from "Search for the Soul of Judaism"
by William Brailsford, The Washington Times: May 18, 1997
In modern Hebrew, the words for truth and art come from the same root. With masterful sensitivity, the artist Ben-Zion has transformed the horrible truths of the 20th century into a powerful artistic repertory of etchings, drawings, paintings and sculpture that beckon the viewer into his magical interpretation of the world, and the realities, of Jewish culture.
In the centenary year of this self taught artist, The B'nai B'rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum has brought together an extraordinary collection of Ben-Zion's work. A poet and writer, Ben-Zion stopped using the He...But wait, there's more...
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