TALPIR, GABRIEL JOSEPH

TALPIR, GABRIEL JOSEPH (1901–1990), Hebrew art critic and poet. Talpir was born in Stanislav, Galicia, and after teaching in secondary schools in Vilna and Zamosc immigrated to Palestine in 1925, and from 1932 became editor of Gazit, a periodical for art and literature. He published poems in Israel's newspapers and literary journals, as well as essays and articles on literature and art, mostly in Gazit, perhaps the first periodical in Hebrew devoted to the plastic arts. His volumes of poetry include Jazz Band (1927) and Ra'av (1928). Among his works in the field of art are: Ḥannah Orloff, Ḥayyeha vi-Yẓiratah (1950) and Ommanut Bereshit (1952). He also published two art albums, with introductions: Ẓayyarim Yehudiyyim bi-Zemanneinu (1937) and Ẓayyarim be-Yisrael (1964). In addition, Talpir translated several books on art into Hebrew. -BIBLIOGRAPHY: Kressel, Leksikon, 2 (1967), 22–23. (Getzel Kressel)