Gumbel, David Heinz, 1906-1992

LC control no.	no2013015949
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Gumbel, David Heinz, 1906-1992 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Gumbel, Detlev Heinz, 1906-1992 גומבל, דוד היינץ, 1906-1992 גומבל, דטלב היינץ, 1906-1992
Located	Berlin, Germany Düsseldorf, Germany Stockholm, Sweden Heilbronn, Germany Jerusalem
Birth date	1906
Death date	1992
Place of birth	Sinsheim, Germany
Place of death	Jerusalem
Field of activity	Engraving Metal-work Silver jewelry Silverwork Jewish art and symbolism
Affiliation	Bruckmann & Sons (Heilbronn, Germany) Gumbel & Co. (Heilbronn, Germany) Betsalʼel (Academy). Maḥlaḳah le-tsorfut
Profession or occupation	Silversmith Art-metal worker Art instructor
Special note	Non-Latin script reference not evaluated.
Found in	Ṿolpert ṿe-Gumbel, 2012: t.p. (Gumbel) verso of t.p. (David Heinz Gumbel = דוד היינץ גומבל = Daṿid Haints Gumbel) p. 192, etc. (born October 10, 1906 as Detlev Heinz Gumbel = דטלב היינץ גומבל = Deṭlev Haints Gumbel in the township of Sinsheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. His family moved to Heilbronn in 1918 where he worked as an apprentice in the Bruckmann & Sons silver factory; became a certified steel engraver; studied silversmithing at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Berlin; worked in Düsseldorf and Stockholm before returning to Heilbronn where he designed silver items, including Judaica, in his father's silver factory, Gumbel & Co. He was influenced by the Bauhaus movement. He immigrated to Israel 1936; taught alongside Ludwig Wolpert at the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts until he retired in1955; had a great influence on the next generation of Israeli artists, especially those who were his students. He maintained a private workshop since 1942 and had a workshop in Shmuel Hanagid Street after he retired from Bezalel. There he specialized in handcrafted objects and Jewish ceremonial art until he died in 1992.) Wikipedia, viewed December 26, 2012