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Naftali Bezem

German-born Israeli painter, muralist and sculptor (1924-2018)
Person human Q2906698

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
November 27, 1924
Date of death
October 2, 2018
Place of birth
Essen
Place of death
Tel Aviv
Country of citizenship
Germany, Israel[11][12]
Occupation
painter, sculptor, pedagogue, illustrator, lithographer
Field of work
painting, art of sculpture[13][14]
Educated at
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design[15]
Award received
Dizengoff Prize[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[19]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library
Birth name
Leo Weltz[20]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Given name
Naftali[18]
Has works in the collection
Bar-David Museum of Art and Judaica, Yad Vashem, Museum Arnhem[22]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[21]
P14750
F7A2-3DFD-71B9-1CA7-3A8B
Place of burial
Har HaMenuchot[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Leo Weltz en Naftali Bezem en Naftali Wahba Bezem en Naphtali Bezem he נפתלי בזם nl Naphtali Bezem
🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
000000007846552X
VIAF cluster ID
72252631
Library of Congress authority ID
nr91003113
GND ID
121570894
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Naftali Bezem (cropped).jpg ↗
Artists of the World ID
10123533
Artnet artist ID
naftali-bezem
AskArt person ID
11016341
Bait La Zemer Ha-Ivri artist ID
987007258758805171
Benezit ID
B00019085
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
149524079
CollectieGelderland creator ID
19bb5bf6-737a-0395-730a-bd4aa1c4785b
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Europeana entity
agent/base/24787
FAST ID
281110
FactGrid item ID
Škoda Octavia
Freebase ID
/m/04q7sfk
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991005714629707141
Geni.com profile ID
6000000166869326139
HaBima Archive person ID
3379
IdRef ID
236686739
Information Center for Israeli Art artist ID
271409
Invaluable.com person ID
kcrb3mczi7
IxTheo authority ID
08139439X
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
121570894
Kallías ID
PE00445131
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000020258
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007258758805171
RKDartists ID
213951
Union List of Artist Names ID
500112495
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtWYrgTv4Q8jGK9pBbWXd
Yale LUX ID
person/3eff5218-7bcb-4b07-a803-c4cf90a06b9e

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Occupation 5
painter, sculptor, illustrator, pedagogue, lithographer
Country of citizenship 2
Germany, Israel
Field of work 2
painting, art of sculpture
Award received 1
Dizengoff Prize
Educated at 1
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
FactGrid item ID 1
Škoda Octavia
Has works in the collection 1
Yad Vashem
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Essen
Place of burial 1
Har HaMenuchot
Place of death 1
Tel Aviv
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Born in Essen[1], he… he was born on November 27, 1924[2]. He passed away in Tel Aviv[3]. He died on October 2, 2018[4]. He worked as a painter[5], sculptor[6], pedagogue[7], illustrator[8], and lithographer[9].

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Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include painting[13], a method[23] and art of sculpture[14], a type of arts[24].

FAQs

Where was Naftali Bezem born?

Born in Essen[1].

Where did Naftali Bezem die?

Naftali Bezem passed away in Tel Aviv[3].

What did Naftali Bezem do for work?

Naftali Bezem worked as painter[5], sculptor[6], pedagogue[7], illustrator[8], and lithographer[9].

Where did Naftali Bezem go to school?

Naftali Bezem was educated at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design[15].

What awards did Naftali Bezem receive?

Honors received include Dizengoff Prize[16].

Related Entities

Germany Israel Tel Aviv Yad Vashem

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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