Yaakov Farkash was born in 1923 in Budapest, Hungary. He created a newspaper with caricatures at the age of 12 and handed it out in the neighborhood. In 1947 he immigrated to Israel, was drafted to the 7th Armored Brigade and actively participated in the Battles of Latrun during the War of Independence. In his first years in Israel he worked in construction and paved roads while also beginning his career in art. He sold his first caricature to the Omer newspaper and that same year was also published in Dvar HaShavua and Maariv LaNoar.
From 1952 onwards his works were regular additions to Maariv and throughout 1962-2002 he had a section in Haaretz called “Caricatura Yomit”. His works were also published in foreign newspapers, including The New York Times and La Monde, and in several American weeklies such as Time, Newsweek and the German Der Spiegel.
Farkash passed away on October 15, 2002.
Zeev - Yaakov Farkash
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Exhibitions:
1959 “Caricature in Israel”, Haifa Museum of Art
1965 “Ipur VeIparon”, Cameri Theatre
1969 “Zehirut Zeev BaMuseon”, Tel Aviv Museum
1974 “Shneinu Yahad Tahat Mitriya Achat“, Haifa Museum of Art
1981 “Rabotaii HaHistoria Hozeret”, Amalia Arbel Gallery, Tel Aviv
1985 “Zeev Behol Pina”, Jerusalem Theatre, wandering exhibition
Prizes:
1960 Nordau Prize
1971 Schwimmer Prize for Journalism
1973 Hertzl Prize
1981 Sokolov Prize for Journalism, Omanut Laam “Wandering Cylinder” Prize and the title “Knight of Quality” of the Movement for Quality Government in Israel
1993 Israel Prize for Journalism and Communications
Books:
1968 Al Kol Panim (“Anyway”)
1972 Tzarot Tzrurot (170 Political Caricatures by Zeev)
1978 Min HaPach El HaPahat (“From Bad to Worse: A Selection of Caricatures); 1968-1978, 1986 Drishat Shalom
1992 Nisuyin Nosach Israel (“Israeli Style Marriage”)
1993 Sefer HaZahav shel Zeev ("Zeev’s Golden Book“)
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