Shamai Haber
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Shamai Haber was a sculptor who lived and worked in Paris
, France
. He died in 1995.
, Poland
in 1922 but emigrated in 1935. He first went to Luxembourg
and then to Israel
. While in Tel Aviv
he attended the Academy of Fine Arts. He studied with Moshe Sternschuss. In 1949 he moved to Paris.
He was a sculptor and from the 1960s he worked with massive stone and concrete blocks. His sculptures were often used in public parks and fountains. In 1965 he worked with Yitzhak Danziger
to create a sculpture at entrance to the Israel Museum in Jerusalem which was the largest sculpture ever erected in Israel. In 1988 he created his best known work, the fountain 'Le Creuset du temps' in the Place de Catalogne in Paris near his studio. In 1959 he received the Prize for sculpture of Anton Bourdelle.
Paris
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, France
France
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. He died in 1995.
Biography
Haber was born ing LodzLódz
Łódź is the third-largest city in Poland. Located in the central part of the country, it had a population of 742,387 in December 2009. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is approximately south-west of Warsaw...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
in 1922 but emigrated in 1935. He first went to Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
and then to Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. While in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
he attended the Academy of Fine Arts. He studied with Moshe Sternschuss. In 1949 he moved to Paris.
He was a sculptor and from the 1960s he worked with massive stone and concrete blocks. His sculptures were often used in public parks and fountains. In 1965 he worked with Yitzhak Danziger
Yitzhak Danziger
Yitzhak Danziger was an Israeli sculptor. He was one of the pioneer sculptors of the Canaanite Movement, and later joined the "Ofakim Hadashim" group.- Biography :Danziger was born in Berlin in 1916 to a Zionist family...
to create a sculpture at entrance to the Israel Museum in Jerusalem which was the largest sculpture ever erected in Israel. In 1988 he created his best known work, the fountain 'Le Creuset du temps' in the Place de Catalogne in Paris near his studio. In 1959 he received the Prize for sculpture of Anton Bourdelle.
Works
- untitled bronze sculpture, 18.3 x 0 in. / 46.5 x 0 cm., 1960-1969
- untitled carrara marble sculpture, 11.4 x 0 in. / 29 x 0 cm., 1960-1969
- sculpture of stone and steel together with Yitzhak DanzigerYitzhak DanzigerYitzhak Danziger was an Israeli sculptor. He was one of the pioneer sculptors of the Canaanite Movement, and later joined the "Ofakim Hadashim" group.- Biography :Danziger was born in Berlin in 1916 to a Zionist family...
, Sculpture Garden, Israel MuseumIsrael MuseumThe Israel Museum, Jerusalem was founded in 1965 as Israel's national museum. It is situated on a hill in the Givat Ram neighborhood of Jerusalem, near the Bible Lands Museum, the Knesset, the Israeli Supreme Court, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem....
, Jerusalem, 1965 - Fontaine Littré, 4 rue Littré, Paris, 1983 (disappeared)
- Bureau, stainless steel and glass, 32.7 x 70.9 x 35.4 in. / 83 x 180 x 90 cm., 1983
- Fontaine du Creuset-du-Temps, Place Catalogne, Paris, 1988