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Amiram Tamari (Hebrew: עמירם תמרי, 22 March 1913 – 3 July 1981)[1] was an Israeli illustrator and artist. Tamari was a Dizengoff Prize winner for painting in 1941.[2]
Amiram Tamari | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1913 Hadera, Greater Syria, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1981 |
| Nationality | Israeli, Jewish |
| Education | Académie de la Grande Chaumière |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Israeli art |
| Awards | Dizengoff Prize for Painting |
Biography
editAmiram Tamari was born in the spring of 1913 in Hadera, the son of Tzipora and Michael Tamari-Teitelman, Hapoel Hatzair. Growing up in Tel Aviv, he studied at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and the Académie Julian in Paris. [3]
Tamari's oil paintings focused on landscapes of Eretz Yisrael in an abstract style. Tamari won the Dizengoff Prize for Painting in 1941. in addition, Tamari illustrated children's books published by Gadish Publishers, including the book "Hasamba Street Fighting in Gaza", which was published in 1957.[citation needed]
He taught painting at the Levinsky College of Education and at the Dugma School in Tel Aviv.[citation needed]
He was married to Chana née Schleselberg and had a daughter, Maya, born in 1947.[citation needed]
Awards and recognition
edit- 1941-1942 Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture[4]
- 1943 Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture, Municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo[citation needed]
- 1944-1945 First Prize for Painting, Egypt[citation needed]
External links
edit- "Amiram Tamari". Information Center for Israeli Art. Israel Museum. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
References
edit- ^ Obituary of artist
- ^ "Information Center for Israeli Art | The Israel Museum, Jerusalem". museum.imj.org.il. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ Graciela Trajtenberg, International Art, Jerusalem: Magnes Press, 2005, p. 251
- ^ "Information Center for Israeli Art | The Israel Museum, Jerusalem". museum.imj.org.il. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
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