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Yigal Tumarkin (Hebrew: יגאל תומרקין) (born Peter Martin Gregor Heinrich Hellberg in Dresden, Germany in 1933) is an Israeli painter and sculptor. He is also known as Igael Tumarkin.
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Biography
Tumarkin emigrated to Mandate Palestine from Germany at the age of two, where he later served in the Israeli Sea Corps. After completing his military service, he studied sculpture in Ein Hod, a village of artists near Mount Carmel. Tumarkin is famous for the memorial sculpture of the Holocaust in the central square of Tel Aviv (Rabin Square), and for some sculptures situated in the Negev.
Awards
In 2004, Tumarkin was awarded the Israel Prize, for sculpture. [1][2]
References
- ^ "Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Recipient’s C.V.". http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashsad/IgaelTumarkin/KorotHaimIgaelTomrkin.htm.
- ^ "Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Judges' Rationale for Grant to Recipient". http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashsad/IgaelTumarkin/NimokyHsoftim.htm.
See also
 Monument in the Moav Outlook in Arad, Israel |
 Witches Sabbath at Abu Nabut Park, Tel Aviv-Yaffo. |
 Homage to Johann Kapler at the Tel Aviv University |
 Sculpture at Tumarkin's sculpture Garden, Holon |
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