Art and designגדליה סוחובולסקי

Sucho

Gedalia "Sucho" Suchowolski was a Polish-born Israeli civil engineer and sculptor known for his outdoor sculptures in public spaces.

1928 to 2019Outdoor sculptures in public spacesPlay sculptures in JerusalemEngineering on the National Water Carrier

Died: 2 August 2019
Occupation: sculptor, painter
Education: Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Sucho was born in 1928 in Białystok

Suchowolski was born in 1928 in Białystok, Poland, and later moved with his family to Warsaw. When the Nazis took the city in September 1939, he fled east to an area held by the Red Army.

He immigrated to the Land of Israel in 1941 and attended Geula High School. In 1944 he translated Albert Einstein's book on relativity together with Dov Shlonsky. He studied civil engineering at the Technion from 1947 to 1952.

He completed the first IDF artillery officers course and fought in the War of Independence.

After his studies he moved from Haifa to Tel Aviv and opened a building engineering office. As an engineer he took part in planning the National Water Carrier, the Great Synagogue in Beersheba and Beit HaHayal. In the 1970s he began designing furniture and then making outdoor sculptures, which he signed "Sucho."

His works stand at Tel Aviv University, in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Holon and Beersheba. He was married with 2 sons and 5 grandchildren, and died on 2 August 2019.