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Batia Lichansky was born in turn of the century Ukrain, into a traditional Jewish shtetl. She and her family emigrated to Palestine in 1910, settling in Jerusalem. After studying at the prestigious Jerusalem art school "Bezalel", she continued at the Art Academy in Rome, the Kunstgewerbe-schule in Berlin, and Beaux Arts Academy in Paris. |
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1920: The four Lichansky sister with their parents (seated). From right to left: Rahel Yanait and her husband Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, Dr. Tamar Lichansky, Batia and Sarah. |
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Lichansky participated in 38 exhibitions, including 16 one-woman shows. These were held all over the world, including Paris, Zurich, Amsterdam, New York, Montreal, Cairo, Jerusalem, and all over Israel. Twice she was awarded the Dizengoff Prize (1944;1957), and was the recipient of the Israel Prize in 1986. Following her work is like following the history of the pre-state 'yishuv,' the early days of pioneering Israel, and the development of Israel into a modern society. She recorded her environment, and in so doing became a major influence in Israeli art. |
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Working on a bust of Tehila Ressler, 1934. Tehila Ressler was a famous dancer at the time. |
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Batia Lichansky in 1932 |
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Photo taken in 1945 |
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Photo taken in 1970 |
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Batia at work, 1985 |
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Batia Lichansky is still with us; permanent exhibitions of her work exist at Beit HaShomer in Kibbutz Kfar Giladi, and #10 Nahum Street, Tel-Aviv, Israel, (972-3) 6046630. Special thanks go to the J. Biber Trust- the sponsor of The Non-Profit Society to Preserve the Art of Batia Lichansky. She will always be with us. |
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