Mordechai Narkiss
Mordechai Narkiss (born December 28, 1898 in Skała , Russian Empire ; died March 26, 1957 in Jerusalem ) was an Israeli art historian.
Life
Narkiss studied literature and art history at the University of Krakow and the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna . Narkiss immigrated to Palestine in 1920 , where he also changed his name to Narkiss . After studying at the Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem, he took up a job there and became director of the museum in 1932 after the death of Boris Schatz . Narkiss was an expert in Jewish art and numismatics . The sister of his wife Frida named Esther married Jitzchaq Narkiss, the father of Uzi Narkiss , who is not related to Mordechai Narkiss. Frieda von Mordechai's son is Bezalel Narkiss , an Israeli art historian. In Jerusalem, a street leading to the Bezalel Academy is named after Mordechai Narkiss.
Narkiss was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor in France in 1952.
Fonts (selection)
- Coins of Palestine. Volume 1. Jewish coins . Jerusalem: Bialik foundation, 1936 (he)
literature
- Karl Katz : The exhibitionist: living museums, loving museums . Overlook Press, New York 2016
- M. Avi-Yonah, HZ Hirschberg, K. Katz (eds.): Dedicated to the memory of Mordecai Narkiss (1897-1957) . Eretz-Israel: archaeological, historical and geographical studies, v. 6, Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society, 1960.
- Bezalel Narkiss: Bibliography of Mordechai Narkiss , pp. 5-19
Web links
- Literature by and about Narkiss, M. (Mordecai) in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Entries in the catalog of the Jewish National Library
- Entry on the website of the Israel Museum
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mordecai Narkis , at: Israel Museum Jerusalem (imj) (en)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Narkiss, Mordecai |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli art historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 28, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Skała , Poland |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 26, 1957 |
| Place of death | Jerusalem |