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Paula WinokurMasada, Fortress of Heroes1983
1983
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This artwork titled "Masada, Fortress of Heroes" 1983, is a porcelain bas relief by noted American artist Paula Winokur, 1935-2018. It is signed, titled, dated and numbered 32/60 in hand writing embedded in the glazing on the back. The size is 19.5 x 9.25 x 1.5. Provenance: Museum of Jewish History. It is in excellent condition.
About the artist:
Born in Philadelphia in 1935, Winokur studied painting and ceramics at the Tyler School of Art at Temple University. She and her husband, Robert, went on to spend two years in Ashfield, Massachusetts, working as production potters before returning to Pennsylvania in 1966. They were interviewed by Studio Potter founding editor, Gerry Williams, for “Nine Philadelphia Potters,” Volume 2, Number 1, 1973.
While living and working in Norristown, Pennsylvania, Winokur transitioned from making utilitarian stoneware pots to creating decorative porcelain works. In her article, “Porcelain: the Transformations of Alice Mermaid,” published in Studio Potter Volume 6, Number 2 in 1978, she writes about her switch to porcelain, which became her clay of choice from then on.
Winokur’s work came to be known internationally, and is in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Heritage Museum of Fine Art, St. Petersburg, Russia, and the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, among others. She was a fellow of the American Crafts Council, a recipient of multiple National Endowment for the Arts grants and fellowships, and was a board member of the Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts. She also lead the development of the ceramics department at Arcadia University, where she taught for thirty years.
In her later work, Winokur expressed deep concern for the environment, and a strong connection to the earth through unglazed porcelain. She was influenced by her travels to Alaska, Iceland, and Greenland, where she observed the degradation of the planet’s glaciers as a direct result of human activity. In “Alice Mermaid,
- Creator:Paula Winokur (1987, American)
- Creation Year:1983
- Dimensions:Height: 15.5 in (39.37 cm)Width: 9.25 in (23.5 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: win/mas/011stDibs: LU666315568902
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Menashe Kadishman (August 21, 1932 - May 8, 2015) was an Israeli sculptor and painter.
Menashe Kadishman was born in the British Mandate Palestine in 1932. His father, who was a pioneer, died when Kadishman was 15 years old. The young Menashe left school to help his mother with housework and to earn money.
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1954 Studies with sculptor Rudi Lehman, Jerusalem
1959-61 St. Martin's School of Art, London
1961-62 Slade School of Art, University of London
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Bass Museum, Miami, FL
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City of Tel Aviv, Israel
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High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
Hirshhorm Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.
Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Jewish Museum, New York
Lehigh University, Allentown, PA
Louisiana Museum, Denmark
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Alabama
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1978 Sandberg Prize, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
1981 The Eugen Kolb Prize, The Tel Aviv Museum
1981 Prize of the Jury, Norwegian International Print Biennale, Fredrickstad
1984 The Pundik Prize, The Tel Aviv Museum
1989 King Solomon Award, America-Israel Foundation, New York
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1984 Fabien Booulakia, Paris
1984 The Jewish Museum, New York
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