Josef Budko Paints in Hebrew

Celebrating the 100 Years of Israeli Art: Wood Carvings created by Josef Budko (1888-1940) for the 100 th. Addition of Haim Nahman Bialik’s Writings

Josef Budko was born in Plonesk, Poland and studied in Berlin with the Jewish painter and Graphic designer, Hermann Struck. In 1933 he immigrated to Israel with Mordecai Ardon and Yaacov Shtainheart. Two years later, with the opening of the “New Bezalel” school in Jerusalem, he became the head of the institution, a position he held till his death in 1940.
His work includes carving for the Pesach Hagada, woodcarvings ilustrating biblical events, decorations for the books of Agnon, Bialik and numerous etchings and lithographies.
This exhibition presents the series of woodcarvings created for the 50th. Edition of Haim Nahman Bialik’s writings, published in Berlin in 1923. Other works exhibited, present the wide range of Jewish and Zionist topics that Budko dealt with over his long carrier.