Jacob Steinhardt

Artistic career "Groteske X", a woodcut from 1952. This was part of a series of grotesque woodcuts which he started in 1950. Jacob Steinhardt worked mainly in woodcuts depicting biblical and Jewish subjects. He participated in the Berlin Secession and founded the Pathetiker Group. He was a member of the Bezalel school group. In 1934, Steinhardt opened an art school in Jerusalem. In 1948, he became Chairman of the Graphics Department at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design. He served as director of the school during 1954–1957.

Collections The largest collection of Steinhardt's art is at the Jewish Museum Berlin. A great number of works were donated by his daughter, Josefa Bar-On Steinhardt, and their collection has subsequently been expanded by further purchases. The museum show ran during the winter of 2003–4, for the eightieth birthday of his daughter. The Jewish Museum's collection includes hundreds of prints, drawings and illustrated books, as well as several paintings and unpublished works. It is also possible to find some of his work at the Jewish Museum Frankfurt and at the Jewish Museum of Switzerland in Basel.