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RARE Israeli Sculptor AHARON BEZALEL Brooch Pin Pendant Judaica Signed Free Ship

$ 63.35

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  • Condition: Excellent Vintage Condition
  • Metal: Gold Tone
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  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Israel

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    RARE
    Israeli Sculptor AHARON BEZALEL Brooch Pin Pendant Judaica Signed Mint  Free Shipping
    Aharon Bezalel was chosen to create this exquisite pin in 1985 exclusively for the State of Israel Bonds Women?s Division.
    Signed:
    AB
    Style:
    Modernist
    Finish:
    Gold plate
    Dimensions
    Height: 1.25 inches
    Width: 2.2 inches
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    Aharon Bezalel Biography
    (
    1925-2012)
    Aharon Bezalel was born in Harat, Afghanistan. His father, Reuven Bezalel, was a rabbi and Kabbalist. His family moved to Jerusalem in 1938, settling in the neighborhood of Beit Israel.
    In 1942 Aharon studied gold and silver crafting and applied arts.  He also studied miniature carving with the artists Martin and Helga Rost applying himself at their workshop. At the same time he took a special course intended for artists? assistants at the Bezalel Academy for Arts and Design.
    He lived and worked in Jerusalem. father of three daughters and grandfather of ten. His sculptures - works of wood, bronze, aluminum, Plexiglas - are shown at his studio in Ein Kerem, and can also be seen at many public places, both in Israel and worldwide.
    In 1950 he founded the arts department at the Seligsberg Vocational School in Jerusalem where he taught for twenty years.
    In 1952 ? 1953, he studied sculpture with Zeev Ben Tzvi at the Bezalel Academy for Arts and Design. Among his teachers, one could also count Mordechai Ardon and Isidor Aschheim.
    The year 1962 saw him presenting his first exhibition, followed by numerous other exhibits both in Israel and abroad.
    During 1971 he spent time with his family in the Cité des Arts in Paris, where he presented a one-man exhibition.
    In the course of 1974?1975, Aharon Bezalel served as chairman of the Artists' Association in Jerusalem.
    He spent time in the years 1975?1976 in New York accompanied by his family. During this time he presented two exhibits.
    BOOKS
    1982 - ?Aharon Bezalel" was published which documented his work up to that year.2006 -  "Aharon Bezalel, Sculptures"
    2009 -  ?To Leave a Blessing - Memories of a Jewish Boy from Harat, Afghanistan"