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An example of work by David Ascalon
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This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| The following biography is submitted August 2002 by the artist, David Ascalon.
David Ascalon was born in Tel Aviv, Israel on March 8, 1945. He received his early artistic training as an apprentice of his father, Israeli sculptor Maurice Ascalon (formerly Maurice Klein), who was the founder of Israel's Pal-Bell decorative arts manufacturing company.
With a background in sculpture, Ascalon studied art and design at the University of California, Northridge, between 1963 and 1966. He then pursued studies in interior design and architecture at New York's Pratt Institute, where he received his architecture degree in 1970. Throughout the 1970s, Ascalon worked in the field of architecture for a number of firms in New York, and for the firm of the noted Israeli architect, Arie El-Hannani in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Ascalon soon left the field of architecture, however, in search of a more immediate means of artistic expression. In 1977, Ascalon fused his skills as a sculptor and architect and founded Ascalon Studios, a multi-faceted art studio dedicated to the design and creation of monumental sculpture, art objects, and decorative art primarily but not exclusively of a Judaic nature.
Ascalon's concepts and designs are translated into finished works by a staff of artisans utilizing cast and fabricated bronze, steel, stained glass, sand carved glass, ceramics, mosaics, stone, woods and fibers. Since the Studio's inception, Ascalon has executed over 100 permanent installations throughout North America.
Projects include: Public art; synagogue sanctuary design; the design and creation of synagogue arks, eternal lights, stained glass windows, mosaics, murals, donor recognition works, furnishings, Judaica, miscellaneous liturgical art and Holocaust memorials.
Ascalon's works include Pennsylvania's Holocaust Memorial, a towering abstract composition of fabricated stainless and Cor Tan steel on the Susquehanna River at Harrisburg.
His works have been exhibited at the Jewish Museum in New York, as well as the Museum of Jewish American History in Philadelphia. He serves on the board of directors of the Guild of American Judaic Artists and lectures on the subject of Judaic art.
Ascalon resides with his wife, Ronit, a stained glass artist, in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The couple has three sons, Eric, Brad and Josh.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
The United Synagogue of America 1987-88 Art Calendar, Distributed Nationally,
Published by The United Synagogue of America, Central Office: New York, NY.
The United Synagogue of America 1990-91 Art Calendar, Distributed Nationally,
Published by The United Synagogue of America, Central Office: New York, NY.
The United Synagogue of America 1991-92 Art Calendar, Distributed Nationally,
Published by The United Synagogue of America, Central Office: New York, NY.
The United Synagogue of America 1995-96 Art Calendar, Distributed Nationally,
Published by The United Synagogue of America, Central Office: New York, NY.
The United Synagogue of America 1997-98 Art Calendar, Distributed Nationally,
Published by The United Synagogue of America, Central Office: New York, NY.
The United Synagogue of America 1998-99 Art Calendar, Distributed Nationally,
Published by The United Synagogue of America, Central Office: New York, NY.
The United Synagogue of America 2000-01 Art Calendar, Distributed Nationally,
Published by The United Synagogue of America, Central Office: New York, NY.
The United Synagogue of America 2001-02 Art Calendar, Distributed Nationally,
Published by The United Synagogue of America, Central Office: New York, NY.
Who's Who in Interior Design (various years).
Who's Who in the East (various years).
PERIODICAL REFERENCES INCLUDE
The Jewish Community Voice, Vol. 54, No. 16, April 12, 1995 (Cover Photo).
"Coloring Heaven's Lights", By Ceil Skydell, Hadassah Magazine, Vol. 76,
Number 7, March 1995 at Page 34.
"Temple Oheb Shalom", Reform Judaism Magazine, Fall 1994 at Page 39.
"This Happened in Our Lifetime", By Mary Klaus, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania, July 18, 1994.
"Holocaust Memorial Dedication", By Judith Patton, The Patriot-News,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, July 16, 1994.
Renewal Magazine, Fall 1993 (Cover).
"The Message in a Mural", By Tom Haydon, Newark Star-Ledger (Sunday Edition),
April 28, 1991 at Page B-1.
The United Synagogue Review, Spring 1991 (Cover).
"Ascalon Studios", By Goldie Wachsman, Jewish Journal, April 7, 1989.
"Beth Sholom Complex Nearing Completion", The Jewish Community Voice,
November 2, 1988.
"Memorial Dedication", The Jewish Community Voice, September 21, 1988.
"Holocaust Memorial", The Buffalo News, April 12, 1986.
"Abraham" (Cover Story), Brotherhood, Official Publication of the Jewish
Chautauqua Society, January-February 1988.
"The Family Ascalon", By Peggy Morgan, Inside Magazine, Summer 1987 at Page 41.
"Challenging Crusade", By Steve Lipman, Jewish Week, Vol. 199, No. 17,
September 5, 1986 at Page 2.
"Continuing a Family Tradition", The NATA Journal, October 1985 at Page 6.
"Area Sculptor to Launch Beth Sholom Art Series", The Jewish Community Voice,
January 2, 1985.
"Father, Two Sons Share Eye for Beauty", By Sherry Wolkoff, The Jewish
Community Voice, February 1, 1984 at Page 3.
"Synagogue Beauty Enhanced by Talented Ascalon Trio", The Jewish Post &
Opinion, Wednesday, November 3, 1983.
AWARDS/ ACCREDITATIONS:
American Institute of Architects' Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and
Architecture, Award of Merit, November 9, 1982.
American Institute of Architects' Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and
Architecture, Citation Award, October 19, 1987.
Accredited Artist of United Hebrew Congregations of America.
Board of Directors, Guild of American Judaic Artists
MUSEUM EXHIBITS:
The Jewish Museum, New York, New York (various sculptures at various times).
The Museum of American Jewish History (various sculptures at various times).
COMMISSIONS:
Over 100 permanent installations including the following commissions between 1977 and present:
Congregation Adath Kosesh Shel Emeth, Wilmington, DE
Congregation Adath Shalom, Parsippany, NJ
Congregation Ahavas Achim, Highland Park, NJ
Congregation Ahavat Yisrael, Hewlett, NY
Congregation Am Israel, Northfield, IL
Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple, New Brunswick, NJ
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, Baltimore, MD
Congregation Beth Chaim, Feasterville, PA
Congregation Beth Chaim, Princeton Junction, NJ
Congregation Beth El, Baltimore, MD
Temple Beth El, Birmingham, AL
Temple Beth El, Buffalo, NY
Congregation Beth El, Cherry Hill, NJ
Congregation Beth El, Mexico City, Mexico
Temple Beth El, St. Petersburg, FL
Congregation Beth El, Yardley, PA
Congregation Beth Emeth, Herndon, VA
Beth Israel Congregation, Milwaukee, WI
Central NJ Jewish Home for the Aged, Somerset, NJ
Congregation Beth Israel, Owings Mills, MD
Congregation Beth Israel, Vineland, NJ
Congregation Beth Judah, Ventnor, NJ
Temple Beth Or, Montgomery, AL
Temple Beth Sholom, Cherry Hill, NJ
Beth Sholom Congregation, Potomac, MD
Congregation Beth Torah, Brooklyn, NY
Congregation Beth Torah, North Miami Beach, FL
Congregation B'nai Israel, Boca Raton, FL
Congregation B'nai Israel, Emerson, NJ
Congregation B'nai Israel, Frederick, MD
Temple B'nai Israel, Oklahoma City, OK
Congregation B'nai Israel, St. Petersburg, FL
Congregation B'nai Israel, Toms River, NJ
Congregation B'nai Israel, Tustin, CA
Congregation B'nai Shalom, East Brunswick, NJ
Congregation Brith Sholom, Bethlehem, PA
Congregation Chizuk Amuno, Baltimore, MD
East Meadow Jewish Center, East Meadow, NY
Elan Gardens Home for the Aged, Clark Summit, PA
Temple Emanuel, Cherry Hill, NJ
Temple Emanuel, Great Neck, NY
Temple Emanuel, Woodcliff Lakes, NJ
Temple Emanu-El, Palm Beach, FL
Congregation Gates of Prayer, Matairie,LA
Congregation Har Tzion, Silver Spring, MD
Congregation Har Zion, Phoenix, AZ
Great Neck Synagogue, Great Neck, NY
Temple Hillel, Valley Stream, NY
Congregation Israel, Danville, IL
Temple Israel, Longboat Key, FL
Temple Israel, New Rochelle, NY
Temple Israel, Norfolk, VA
Temple Israel, Warren, OH
Jewish Center of Fort Lee, Fort Lee, NY
Jewish Center of Oceanside, Oceanside, NY
Jewish Community Center of East Brunswick, NJ
Jewish Community Center of Greater Harrisburg, PA
Jewish Community Center of Teaneck, Teaneck, NJ
Congregation Kneseth Israel, Annapolis, MD
Temple Kneseth Israel, Elkins Park, PA
Congregation Kol Ami, Tampa, FL
Levenson Funeral Home, Owings Mills, MD
Marlboro Jewish Center, Marlboro, NJ
Melrose B'nai Israel Emanuel, Cheltenham, PA
Mount Moriah Cemetery Chapel, Harrisburg, PA
New City Jewish Center, New City, NY
Temple Oheb Shalom, Baltimore, MD
Temple Oheb Shalom, Harrisburg, PA
Ohev Zion Synagogue, Martinsville, VA
Congregation Rinat Israel, Teaneck, NJ
Temple Shaaray Tefila, Bedford Corners, NY
Temple Shaari Emeth, Englishtown, NJ
Temple Shalom, Succasunna, NJ
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Biography from American Guild Of Judaic Art:
| | David Ascalon is the principal of Ascalon Studios, an art and design firm dedicated to the adornment of worship and public spaces throughout North America. Ascalon, a resident of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, is an alum of New York's Pratt Institute. He has spent the greater part of the past quarter-century devoted to his large-scale commissioned and public art projects, but over the years has created a variety of secular abstract artworks for his own personal collection, primarily composed of cast or fabricated metals incorporating the application of a variety of patinas. |
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