Ruth Horam
Ruth Horam (Hebrew: רות הורם; 2 – 1931 August 2021) was an Israeli painter and sculptor.[1]
Biography
Ruth Horam was born in 1931 in Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine.[2][3] She was a graduate of the Rehavia Gymnasium in Jerusalem and of Saint Martin's School of Art in London. In 1960, she won the UNESCO Prize for Painting, in Paris.[1] She was married to Yehuda Horam, who served as Israeli ambassador to Switzerland.[4] Between 1964 and 1967, she chaired the Jerusalem Association of Painters and Sculptors. In 1969 she travelled to Seoul, South Korea where she studied the art of calligraphy, returning to Israel in 1973. In 1983, she was Guest-Artist at 'Arabia' Ceramics in Finland. In 1996 she received the MASTO Foundation grant for Creativity.[1] Horam was a resident of Jerusalem until her death on 2 August 2021.[5]
Art career
Since 1993, Horam had worked at the Jerusalem Printing Workshop. Her
Horam produced environmental sculptures in Jerusalem and other parts of the country. Some of her work was carried out in collaboration with sculptor Magdalena Hefetz. Horam's focal point was ecology and recycling, using such materials as old car parts.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Ruth Horam from the Israeli artist list of the Information Center for Israeli Art at the Israel Museum". Archived from the original on 13 August 2011.
- ^ "Life in Legacy".
- ^ "Information Center for Israeli Art | the Israel Museum, Jerusalem". Museum.imj.org.il.
- ^ "Switzerland Decides Not to Judge Plo's Request on Genev a Conventions". Jta.org. 15 September 1989. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Schöpferin des Erfurter Paradiesbaumes ist verstorben". Thueringer-allgemeine.de. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Horam Rut « The Jerusalem Artists House – בית האמנים בירושלים". Art.org.il. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
External links
- Horam Art and More - The official Ruth Horam website
- "Ruth Horam". Information Center for Israeli Art. Israel Museum. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- Ruth Horam collection at the Israel Museum.
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