Yossi Stern - Artist Info

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    Following is the obituary of the artist from the JTA Jewish News Archive, courtesy of Budd Margolis.

    Artist Yossi Stern Dead at 69; Known As 'painter of Jerusalem'
    By Gil Sedan

    JERUSALEM, Mar. 16 (JTA) -1992

    Yossi Stern, known as "the Painter of Jerusalem" and one of Israel's foremost artists, died Saturday at age 69.

    Stern, a Holocaust survivor from Hungary, put special emphasis in his drawings on depicting the "new Jew," a sabra, wearing shorts, sandals and looking tough.

    But along with his popular drawings, particularly for children books and the press, Stern slowly earned a place as a serious painter whose work was known worldwide. He was also a popular art teacher at the Bezalel Arts Academy here.<...

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