10 Facts About Enrico Glicenstein

Enrico Glicenstein was a Polish-born sculptor who lived in Italy and the United States.

Enrico Glicenstein's father was a teacher who worked as a monumental mason.

Enrico Glicenstein's son Emanuel was born in Rome, and Glicenstein became an Italian citizen.

In 1906, Enrico Glicenstein returned from a trip to Germany and exhibited his paintings there until World War I broke out and he moved his family to Poland.

Enrico Glicenstein took over the Chair belonging to Xawery Dunikowski at the University of Warsaw in 1910.

Enrico Glicenstein emigrated to America in 1928 with his son Emanuel.

Enrico Glicenstein wanted to go to Palestine but he died in a car accident in 1942.

Enrico Glicenstein's son became a notable painter and lived in Safed in Israel.

In 2008 the Deputy Mayor of Safed was indicted for stealing paintings that had been put in storage when the Enrico Glicenstein Museum changed its role.

Enrico Glicenstein's works are found in a number of collections including the Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris and the Pompidou Centre, the Israel Museum, the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna in Rome, the national museums in Krakow and Warsaw, the Brooklyn Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.