The Sandberg Prize for Israeli Art refers to a prize for art and design awarded at the
Israel Museum
The Israel Museum ( he, מוזיאון ישראל, ''Muze'on Yisrael'') is an art and archaeological museum in Jerusalem. It was established in 1965 as Israel's largest and foremost cultural institution, and one of the world’s leading encyclopa ...
, Jerusalem, with a particular focus on
Israeli art
Visual arts in Israel refers to plastic art created first in the region of Palestine, from the later part of the 19th century until 1948 and subsequently in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories by Israeli artists. Visual art in Israe ...
. The prize was inaugurated in 1968 with funds from an anonymous
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
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–based donor. The prize is named in honor of
Willem Sandberg
Jonkheer Willem Jacob Henri Berend Sandberg (24 October 1897 – 9 April 1984) known as Willem Sandberg was a Dutch typographer, museum curator, and member of the Dutch resistance during World War II.
Early life and career
Sandberg was born i ...
, who served between 1964 and 1968 as chairman of the Executive Committee of the Israel Museum, which opened in 1965.
History
The Sandberg Prize Foundation was established with a 75 thousand dollar fund which was earmarked for the purchase of Israeli art, and to be awarded to artists for their work. The anonymous donor requested to honor the work that Sandberg had done to promote Modern Art in Israel and with the intention of supporting the proliferation of art in
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
.
Joseph Zaritsky
Joseph (Yossef) Zaritsky ( he, יוסף זריצקי; September 1, 1891 – November 30, 1985) was one of the early promoters of modern art in the Land of Israel both during the period of the Yishuv (the body of Jewish residents in the Land of Is ...
was the first artist to be awarded the prize 2 January 1968. The panel of judges for the prize included Sandberg and
Yonah Fisher Yonah may refer to:
* Yonah is the English transliteration for Jonah (יונה) in Hebrew and means ''dove.''
* Rabbi Yonah Gerondi
* ''Yonah'' may be a typo for Yona
* ''Yonah'' means ''bear'' in Cherokee
* The Yonah (locomotive), one of the four s ...
. The prize was given to Zaritsky for the 1964 painting which paid homage to