Zvi shor artist biography

BIOGRAPHY: Zvi Shor as..

Zvi Shorr was an Israeli painter who was born in 1898.

Zvi Shor (1898 Ukraine - 1979) Painter Education: With Herman Struck and sculptor, Eliezer Struck.

BIOGRAPHY: Zvi Shor as.

Zvi SHOR is an artist born in 1898 and deceased in 1979.

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Zvi Shorr Collection

Some 60 works by painter Zvi Shorr (1898-1979) documenting the development of Petach Tikva’s local identity and life, landscapes and people
Zvi Shorr, the renowned Petach Tikva painter, was among the initiators of the Petach Tikva Museum of Art.

Shorr conceived of the idea of founding a museum of art next to the institution dedicated to perpetuation of the city’s fallen soldiers, Yad Labanim. He worked toward its realization in collaboration with Baruch Oren, the Museum’s first director.
In addition, together with artist Alexander Bogen, Shorr founded the first painting, sculpture, and ceramics classes at the Museum whose teaching staff included Avigdor Stematsky who used to walk from Ramat Gan to Petach Tikva.

Shorr headed the painting studio. He was the living spirit behind the exhibitions in the nascent museum, and his many contacts helped in acquiring artworks for the Museum’s collection. Shorr and his family contributed the fir