Emanuel Hatzofe (1928 – 19 July 2019) was an Israeli sculptor.

Emanuel Hatzofe was born in Tel Aviv. Before the establishment of the State, Hatzofe joined the Palmach. He was wounded in the 1947–1949 Palestine war. He studied at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem from 1946 to 1947 and then pursued advanced studies with sculptor Ben Zvi. He joined the Merchant Marine and became a sea captain.

Emanuel Hatzofe

Hatzofe received first prize at the 1995 Toyamura International Sculpture Biennale in Hokkaidō, Japan.

Emanuel Hatzofe

Hatzofe died on 19 July 2019, aged 90.

Emanuel Hatzofe

Works

Hatzofe's public sculptures include: Holocaust and Heroism, 1990, Tel Aviv University The Throne, 1991, Tel Aviv University Anchor, 1993, Ra'anana, Israel Boat, 2003, Tel Aviv Museum of Art

See also

Visual arts in Israel

References

External links

Emmanuel Hatzofe Blog

The Israel Museum Jerusalem

1928 births

2019 deaths

Jewish sculptors

Israeli sculptors

Modern sculptors

Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design alumni