Itzhak Sankowsky was born in 1908 in Romania.
He lived and was active in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sankowsky studied at the University of Florence, Italy; Academy of Fine Arts, Florence, Italy; University of Pennsylvania; and with Arthur B. Carles.
He had many one-man shows in Philadelphia including 4 at the Philadelphia Art Alliance. ?
He is remembered primarily for the years he taught at the Philadelphia Museum of Art,Gratz College, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Har Zion Temple, and the Main Line Art Center, Philadelphia.