Baruch Nachshon (Hebrew: ברוך נחשון 1939 – 2021) was an Israeli artist and mystic.
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Nachshon was born in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine. His parents were Holocaust survivors. Between 1950 and 1958, he studied art with Shlomo Nernai, the only student of Cézanne.[1][2]
He attended the School of Visual Arts in New York for two years after receiving a scholarship from the Lubavitcher Rebbe.[3][4] Nachshon's art is the only art to be exhibited at 770, Chabad Lubavitch Headquarters.[5] In 1980, Rabbi Schneerson attended the celebratory opening of Nachshon's exhibit at 770 himself.[6]
Nachshon's art translates Biblical stories and rabbinic interpretations into visual art.[7]
His paintings have been exhibited around the world, in the U.S., Canada, Brazil and Argentina, Australia, England and Hong Kong.[8] In 2015 Koren Publishing released a book of psalms illustrated by Nachshon and annotated by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz (Even-Israel).[9]
He is one of the founders of the Jewish residence in Hebron.[10] He was one of the first settlers in the city following the Six Day War in 1967.[5]
Nachshon died on 13 September 2021 at the age of 82.[11]
Awards
editHe was recognized by Bar Ilan University in 1989 as an Outstanding Israeli Artist.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Limited Edition Serigraph of Jerusalem by Baruch Nachshon (Signed by Artist)". www.myjerusalemstore.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Information Center for Israeli Art | The Israel Museum, Jerusalem". museum.imj.org.il. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Painting the future: Baruch Nachshon - The holy artist - Radio". Israel National News. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "When a Boy Refused the Rebbe's Dollar". COLlive. 23 August 2020. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Following King David's lead: The artist Baruch Nachshon". The Jerusalem Post | Jpost.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Baruch Nachshon - Zissil". www.zissil.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Nachshon Baruch". The Printshop. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Baruch Nachshon of Hebron". www.chabad.org. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Koren Tehillim with illustrations by Baruch Nachson". Barnes and Noble. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021.
- ^ Shoked, Noam (1 March 2020). "Design and Contestation in the Jewish Settlement of Hebron, 1967–87". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 79 (1): 82–102. doi:10.1525/jsah.2020.79.1.82. ISSN 0037-9808. S2CID 214118416. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Ort, Yaakov (14 September 2021). "Baruch Nachshon, 82, Pioneering Chassidic Artist". Chabad.org. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Baruch Nachshon". www.tjjfineartstore.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.