The Schatz House
"The Schatz House" is where the Schatz family lived, worked, painted and sculpted throughout the last century. Professor Boris Schatz, the father, who founded the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in 1906, built the family home after his marriage to Olga Pevzner, which was located adjacent to the two buildings where the school was located.
Boris's private studio was also in this compound, and his children, Bezalel and Zahara grew up in the house next to him. After his death in 1932, his family left for the United States, and during this long interim, many artists lived there, renting the house to live in, and the historical studio to make art. In the early 1950s, the family returned from the United States to the Schatz house, Bezalel (Lilik) Schatz with his wife Louise, and Zahara. Her successors are active in preserving and maintaining the site, and explaining and presenting the work and contribution of the family members to Israeli culture and art.
Boris Schatz (1866-1932)
The father of the Israeli art. Founded the Bezalel academy of art, design and architecture in 1906 in Jerusalem, Israel. “Bezalel” began operating with a fabrics and carpets department. Departments for silver design, brass work, wicker furniture, lithographs and others were gradually added, 30 different handicrafts in total. At a certain point such a broad variety of works were made that they could be displayed in exhibits, and a small museum could be opened in the school. This museum became the basis for the Israel Museum.
In 1909 Boris Schatz began presenting “Bezalel” exhibits all over the world for commercial and publicity purposes in order to acquire supporters and donors who would buy the schools products and in that fashion contribute to its development. The school prospered, social life and art works were created in it, as were ideas that served as a founding stone for the revival of a renewing Hebrew culture in Israel.
Bezalel (Lilik) Schatz (1912-1978)
Bezalel (nicknamed “Lilik”) Schatz was an Israeli artist, son of Boris Schatz. He was a productive artist and craftsman – vigorous, sensitive, and curious – and he contributed significantly to Israel’s aesthetic environment and art. His inspiration flowed from many different sources, from primitive tribes, to Biblical tales, Western art, the nature and history of Israel, and the symbols of his homeland that had also inspired his father.
Bezalel’s art work exemplified many different techniques. His early works adhered to the realistic/academic style he learned at the Bezalel art school. Later, his development was influenced by abstract art. His works included sketches, prints, reliefs, copper engravings, applied art, graphic art, ceramics, and Judaica. In the last decade of his life, his major artistic endeavor was mural design. Among his public works were artwork for ships owned by the Israeli company Zim, the gates at the entrance to the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, and a fence in the courtyard area of the Western Wall.
Zahara Sando Schatz (1916-1999)
Zahara was born in Jerusalem in 1916, the daughter of Dr. Olga Schatz and Prof. Boris Schatz. Along with her involvement in different artistic disciplines, Zahara also taught art in Israel and the United States, and served as a consultant of industrial design for the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. She received many awards throughout her career.
Zahara had numerous solo exhibitions featuring her work in Israel and abroad, in such places as the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, the Artists’ House in Jerusalem, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. In addition, her work has been featured in museums and galleries throughout the world as part of many group exhibitions. Her signature works include: walls, panels, holy artifacts, mobiles, doors, etc. Such pieces were featured throughout Israel and across the globe, including Abidjan, Ivory Coast; Atlantic City; the Dan Carmel Hotel in Haifa; El Al in London; Yad Vashem; Hadassah Hospital in Ein Kerem; and the Hebrew University on Mt. Scopus.
Zahara Schatz was the last of the Schatz dynasty. She passed away in Jerusalem in 1999 at the age of 83.
The Schatz House
"The Schatz House" is where the Schatz family lived, worked, painted and sculpted throughout the last century. Professor Boris Schatz, the father, who founded the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in 1906, built the family home after his marriage to Olga Pevzner, which was located adjacent to the two buildings where the school was located.
Boris's private studio was also in this compound, and his children, Bezalel and Zahara grew up in the house next to him. After his death in 1932, his family left for the United States, and during this long interim, many artists lived there, renting the house to live in, and the historical studio to make art. In the early 1950s, the family returned from the United States to the Schatz house, Bezalel (Lilik) Schatz with his wife Louise, and Zahara. Her successors are active in preserving and maintaining the site, and explaining and presenting the work and contribution of the family members to Israeli culture and art.
Boris Schatz
(1866-1932)
The father of the Israeli art. Founded the Bezalel academy of art, design and architecture in 1906 in Jerusalem, Israel. “Bezalel” began operating with a fabrics and carpets department. Departments for silver design, brass work, wicker furniture, lithographs and others were gradually added, 30 different handicrafts in total. At a certain point such a broad variety of works were made that they could be displayed in exhibits, and a small museum could be opened in the school. This museum became the basis for the Israel Museum.
In 1909 Boris Schatz began presenting “Bezalel” exhibits all over the world for commercial and publicity purposes in order to acquire supporters and donors who would buy the schools products and in that fashion contribute to its development. The school prospered, social life and art works were created in it, as were ideas that served as a founding stone for the revival of a renewing Hebrew culture in Israel.
Bezalel (Lilik) Schatz
(1912-1978)
Bezalel (nicknamed “Lilik”) Schatz was an Israeli artist, son of Boris Schatz. He was a productive artist and craftsman – vigorous, sensitive, and curious – and he contributed significantly to Israel’s aesthetic environment and art. His inspiration flowed from many different sources, from primitive tribes, to Biblical tales, Western art, the nature and history of Israel, and the symbols of his homeland that had also inspired his father.
Bezalel’s art work exemplified many different techniques. His early works adhered to the realistic/academic style he learned at the Bezalel art school. Later, his development was influenced by abstract art. His works included sketches, prints, reliefs, copper engravings, applied art, graphic art, ceramics, and Judaica. In the last decade of his life, his major artistic endeavor was mural design. Among his public works were artwork for ships owned by the Israeli company Zim, the gates at the entrance to the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, and a fence in the courtyard area of the Western Wall.
Zahara Sando Schatz
(1916-1999)
Zahara was born in Jerusalem in 1916, the daughter of Dr. Olga Schatz and Prof. Boris Schatz. Along with her involvement in different artistic disciplines, Zahara also taught art in Israel and the United States, and served as a consultant of industrial design for the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. She received many awards throughout her career.
Zahara had numerous solo exhibitions featuring her work in Israel and abroad, in such places as the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, the Artists’ House in Jerusalem, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. In addition, her work has been featured in museums and galleries throughout the world as part of many group exhibitions. Her signature works include: walls, panels, holy artifacts, mobiles, doors, etc. Such pieces were featured throughout Israel and across the globe, including Abidjan, Ivory Coast; Atlantic City; the Dan Carmel Hotel in Haifa; El Al in London; Yad Vashem; Hadassah Hospital in Ein Kerem; and the Hebrew University on Mt. Scopus.
Zahara Schatz was the last of the Schatz dynasty. She passed away in Jerusalem in 1999 at the age of 83.