Haim Gamzu (Hebrew: חיים גמזו) (1910–1982) (also Haim Gamzou) was an Israeli art and drama critic.
Haim Gamzu | |
|---|---|
| Native name | חיים גמזו |
| Born | 1910 Chernihiv, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) |
| Died | 1982 |
| Occupation | Art critic, Drama critic |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Education | Sorbonne, University of Vienna |
| Children | Yossi Gamzu |
Biography
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Haim Gamzu was born in Chernihiv in the Russian Empire (now Ukraine). In 1923, his family immigrated to Mandatory Palestine. Gamzu studied art and philosophy at the Sorbonne and University of Vienna.
His son Yossi Gamzu was a professor of poetry.
Art history and theater career
editGamzu was appointed director of the Tel Aviv Museum in 1962. He established Israel's first theater school, Beit Zvi, in Ramat Gan.
Gamzu wrote several books on Israeli painting and sculpture, and worked for Haaretz newspaper as an art and theater critic.[1]
Known for his acerbic theater reviews, Gamzu's surname was turned into a new Hebrew verb, ligmoz, which means to pan a theater show.[2]