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Meet Famed Milwaukee/Israeli Artist Elisha Ben Yitzhak’s at Café Forté in Mequon
December 21, 2007 After a 21-year hiatus from painting, Israeli-born artist Elisha Ben Yitzhak, who now resides in Milwaukee, will be displaying his world-renowned paintings from now through Monday, Dec. 31, at Café Forte, 10530 N. Port Washington Road, Mequon. The exhibit will feature prints and lithograph pieces, some of which have been …
Ben Yitzhak’s art on display at Café Forté
December 10, 2007 Israel-born Milwaukee artist Elisha Ben Yitzhak is exhibiting some of his artwork at Mequon’s Café Forté, 10530 N. Port Washington Rd., through Dec. 31. The exhibit, featuring prints and lithographs, includes one of his most popular works, “In Jaffa.” Educated at Bezalel Art Academy in Jerusalem and Avni Art Institute …
Art Reborn
After a 21 year hiatus from painting, Israeli-born artist Elisha Ben-Yitzhak is back at his easel. For the past two decades, he has been building his business, Heavenly International Tours, and has had little time for such pleasures of soul. But at age 63, the Israeli-born Glendale resident is now back …
The Mil City Guide 2007
Before leaving his job at Israel’s tourism ministry, Elisha Ben-Yitzhak was a well-known realist painter. Then he moved to Milwaukee to start Heavenly International Tours, and his craft fell idle. His foreign accent can make things tricky here, he says. “Otherwise, I love my life here.” His business primarily arranges trips …
Artist Ben-Yitzhak to exhibit after long hiatus
April 10, 2007 Israeli-born artist Elisha Ben-Yitzhak, who moved to Milwaukee in 1985 and put his painting aside to focus on his business, Heavenly International Tours, recently started to paint again. To mark his return to art, Ben-Yitzhak, whose work has been shown in Israel, across the U.S. and in five foreign countries, …
Gala reception for Elisha Ben-Yitzhak’s art show, “Emotions”
March 31, 2007 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM Israeli-born artist Elisha Ben-Yitzhak, who now lives in Milwaukee, will appear in person at a special reception at Donnybrook Fair, 427 E. Silver Spring Drive in Whitefish Bay, where guests can meet and talk with him about his numerous paintings that have been shown in …
Reception Celebrates Elisha Ben-Yitzhak’s Return to Art
By Sara PellowskiWhitefishBayNOW.com user Posted: March 27, 2007 Israeli-born artist Elisha Ben-Yitzhak, who now resides in Milwaukee, will appear at a special reception this Saturday, March 31, 4-8 p.m., at Donnybrook Fair, to mark his return to painting after a 21-year hiatus. Ben-Yitzhak will meet with guests and talk about his collection …
Elisha Ben-Yitzhak’s art show, “Emotions”
March 19, 2007 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM World-famous, Israeli-born artist, Elisha Ben-Yitzhak, who currently resides in Milwaukee, will be displaying his paintings for the first time in 21 years at Donnybrook Fair, 427 E. Silver Spring Drive in Whitefish Bay. The paintings will be displayed during store hours, Tuesday through Friday, 10 …
Elisha Ben-Yitzhak returns to the world of art
After a 20-year-plus hiatus, Israeli artist Elisha Ben-Yitzhak is ready to return to the world of art. Whitefish Bay’s jewelry shore, Donnybrook Fair, is happy to be the first venue in a long while to display the symbolic, highly personal work of this heralded artist. Starting Monday, March 19, Donnybrook Fair …
Israeli-born artist to be featured at Bay shop
3/15/07 Elisha Ben-Yitzhak, an Israeli-born artist, who now lives in Milwaukee, will show his world-renowned paintings from Monday, March 19, to Sunday, May 20, at Donnybrook Fair, 427 E. Silver Spring Drive, Whitefish Bay. Source: North Shore Herald