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Seelig, Heinz

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Personal name headingSeelig, Heinz
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Variant(s)Zelig, Haints
זליג, היינץ
Zelig, Haynts
Zelig, Hayints
Seelig, H. (Heinz)
Zelig, H. (Haints)
See alsoGraduate of: Bauhaus
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Associated countryIsrael
Associated placeDessau (Dessau, Germany)
LocatedHaifa (Israel) Berlin (Germany)
Birth date1909-02-26
Death date1992-12-25
Place of birthSzamocin (Województwo Wielkopolskie, Poland)
Germany
Field of activityArt Architecture Interior decoration Painting Jewish art Drawing Lithography
AffiliationVereinigte Staatsschulen für freie und angewandte Kunst
Profession or occupationArtists Architects Interior decorators Painters Lithographers
Special noteNon-Latin script reference not evaluated.
Found inHis Beginnings, a portrayal of the Creation, c1981: CIP t.p. (Heinz Seelig, Haifa, Israel)
Haggadah. English & Hebrew. Hagadah shel Pesaḥ, [1990?] t.p. (Haints Zelig; Heinz Seelig [in rom.])
Haggadah. Hagadah shel Pesaḥ, 1998: title page (היינץ זליג = Haints (or Haynts or Hayints) Zelig; Heinz Seelig [in rom.]; illustrated) page 78 (1909-1992; born in Germany; trained as architect in Bauhaus School in Dessau; in 1993 [that is, 1933], he emigrated to Israel, settled in Haifa, where lived for 58 years; profession of interior design; began drawing very early, published cartoons in Berlin newspapers at age of 15; continued painting through professional career as architect; in 1974, made painting his full-time occupation; art in galleries and museums in multiple countries; more than 60 lithographs; 3 books of his artwork published in Israel)
OCLC, 8 April 2019 (access point: Seelig, Heinz; usages: היינץ זליג, Hayints Zelig, Heinz Selig, H. Zelig, H. Selig, Hainits Zelig)
Wikipedia, 9 April 2019 (Heinz Seelig (February 26, 1909-December 25, 1992); German-born Israeli interior architect known for his pioneering work in interior design, later for his Biblically inspired paintings as well as the Seelig Art Haggadah; born Samotschin, Kingdom of Prussia, grew up in Berlin; professional education at Bauhaus in Dessau, graduated as interior architect from School of Free and Applied Arts in Berlin, 1929; with Hitler's assumption of power in 1933, fled Nazi Germany for Mandatory Palestine; in 1936, established one of first interior design practices in Israel; in 1939, moved office from Tel Aviv to Haifa, where practiced until retired in 1974; launched his second career as a painter, inspired primarily by scenes from Hebrew Bible; died in Haifa)
Wikidata, 9 April 2019 (Heinz Seelig (Q5104673); description: Israeli architect)
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