Yohanan Simon (; November 3, 1905 – January 16, 1976) was a German-born Israeli painter. Biography Yohanan Simon, painter was born in 1905, Berlin. From 1927 he lived mainly in France. Beginning in 1934 he worked in New York for the magazine Vogue. In 1936 he immigrated to Mandate Palestine. Until 1953 he was a member of Kibbutz Gan Shmuel. He executed a number of murals for Israeli ships, public buildings and hotels, including Bank of Israel offices in New York and a hotel in Côte d'Ivoire. He also illustrated books and designed stage sets. Education Max Beckmann Art School, Frankfurt Academy of Fine Arts, Munich 1931–34 École des Beaux-Arts, Paris Awards and prizes 1945–46 The Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture, Municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv 1951 Congress of Jewish Culture Prize, New York City 1952 Zichron Yaakov Prize 1953 The Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture, Municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv 1956 Israel Olympic Committee Prize 1958 Ramat Gan Prize 1960 Histadrut Prize 1961 The Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture, Municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv Outdoor and Public Art 1951 Congress of Jewish Culture, New York City 1956 Israel Olympic Committee Selected exhibitions 1948 Venice Biennale 1958 Venice Biennale 1953 São Paulo References External links Yohanan Simon biography from the Engel Gallery 1905 births 1976 deaths 20th-century Israeli painters German expatriates in France German emigrants to Mandatory Palestine