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Boris Schatz

Sculptor

Birthday December 23, 1867

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Lithuania

DEATH DATE Mar 23, 1932 (64)

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About

Lithuanian Jewish artist and sculptor who founded the Bezalel School in Jerusalem.

Before Fame

He studied painting and sculpture in Vilnius and in Warsaw, Poland.

Trivia

He received a gold medal for his piece Bust of an Old Woman.

Family Life

His father was a teacher in a religious school.

Associated With

He and Jacques Lipchitz were both sculptors from Lithuania.