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Cyla Manusy, Israeli, born Poland, 1930

Cyla Manusy was born in Krakow, Poland, in 1930. In 1934 she immigrated to Eretz Israel with her family, who settled in Jerusalem. From 1947 to 1951, she studied at the Department of Applied Arts at the New Bezalel Academy of Art and Design. After completing her studies, she worked as a designer for the JNF, and in 1952 she went to London, England, where she continued her studies in design. From 1954-1961 she lived in New York, where she worked designing greeting cards and postcards. In the 1970s she published illustrations and caricatures in a publication jointly with her husband Didi Manusy. Manusy's legacy is in the Israeli Museum of Caricature and Comics in Holon.

Education

1947-1951 The New Bezalel School for Arts and Crafts, Jerusalem
1952 (?) Central School of Arts and Crafts, London, England
1952 (?) Polytechnic Institute, London, England

Awards And Prizes

1951 Herman Struck Prize, New Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts, Jerusalem
1962 Second place, Green Ribbon's Logo Design Competition, Ministry of Agriculture
1964 First Prize for Poster Design, Israel Cancer Association
1966 Citation, Poster Design Competition, Warsaw, Poland
2012 Golden Pencil Prize, The Israeli Cartoon Museum, Holon