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  • Jabbour, Noel, Israel, 1970-
  • Jackerson, Josef, Russia, 1922-
  • Jackson, Paul
  • Jacobi, Doron, Herzliya, Israel, 1946-
  • Jacobi, Eti, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1961-
  • Jacobson, Haviva, Kibbutz Maayan Baruch, Israel, 1961-
  • Jacobson, Raya
  • Jacobson, Rose, Canada, 1951-
  • Jacoby, Zahavit, Poland, 1900-1975
  • Jakimowski Jakim, Izaak, Poland, 1922-
  • Jakob Brenner, Haya, Lithuania, 1913-
  • Jakob, Josef, Poland, 1919-1980
  • Jakubovits, Elchanan, Jerusalem, Israel
  • Jan, Ira, Kishinev, Moldova, 1869-1919
  • Jana, Moshe, Jerusalem, Israel, 1914-1983
  • Janashvili, Mordechai (Micha), Georgia, 1929-1988
  • Janco, Marcel, Born Romania, active Romania, Switzerland, and Israel, 1895–1984
  • Jano, Jacques, Israeli, born Morocco, 1950, active Israel and USA
  • Jashpan, Joshua, 1903-1981
  • Jasinovsky, Silvia, Chile, 1943-
  • Jitzhak, Eliyahu
  • Jobani, Itamar, Israel, 1980-
  • Jonas, Ludwig
  • Joseph, Racheli
  • Jospe, Joel, Israel, 1952-
  • Jumah, Ihlam
  • Jungreis, Hava (Eva), 1938-2007
  • Jungreis, Sophie
  • Juster, Tuvia, Romania, 1931-
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Marcel Janco

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Marcel Janco, painter, born 1895, Bucharest, Romania. Immigrated 1941. 1915 Went to Switzerland and joined Hugo Bell, Jean Arp. 1916 -19 An originator of the Dada movement and participated in all its activities. Painted the famous masks in the style of African masks which were exhibited in "Cabaret Voltair". Painted abstract reliefs, combining expressionism and cubism. 1921 After a short time in Paris, returned to Bucharest, worked in architecture and was active in artists groups. 1948 A founder of New Horizons Group. 1953 A founder of the artists villege Ein Hod. Died 1984. .

Education

1915 Studied Architecture, l'Ecole Polytechnique, Zurich, Switzerland

Teaching

1953 Seminar Ha'Kibbutzim, Oranim

Awards and Prizes

1938 Dizengoff Prize, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv
1950-1951, The Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture, Municipality of Tel Aviv Jaffa, Tel Aviv
1958 The Histadrut Prize
1967 Israel Prize for Painting
1982 worthy of the City of Tel-Aviv, Municipality of Tel Aviv-Jaffa

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