Inaugural Exhibition “The Giving of the Law and the Ten Commandments. Jewish Art of Late Antiquity, Works of Contemporary Artists, the Torah in Synagogue Art”(134 words)
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New York City, USA, 1947. Booklet, 32 pp., illustrations: 17 b&w, 17.5 × 22.5 cm. English.
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| Location |
Jewish Museum New York (22 May 1947–January 1948)
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| Description |
The first exhibition held by the Jewish Museum in its new quarters on 1109 Fifth Avenue, featuring historical and contemporary pieces related to the Torah and the decalogue in Synagogue Art. Includes the essays: “Our Opening Exhibit” (Stephen Kayser), “History of the Seminary Collection” (Guido Schoenberger), and “The Jew in Art” (Sam Lewisohn). No itemized listing.
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| main keywords |
DECALOGUE IN ART
SYNAGOGUE TEXTILES
TORAH ORNAMENTS
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| minor keywords |
Coins
Dura Europos
Hammam Lif
Hanukkah lamps
Jewish artists
Judaica exhibitions, pre-World War II (photographs of)
Keter Torah
Jewish Art, contemporary/modern
Ner Tamid
Paintings
Rimmonim
Samaritans
Sculpture
Tass
Torah Ark curtains
Torah Ark valances
Torah Arks
Torah cases
Torah mantles
Yad
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Cite this page
“Inaugural Exhibition “The Giving of the Law and the Ten Commandments. Jewish Art of Late Antiquity, Works of Contemporary Artists, the Torah in Synagogue Art””, in:
Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica.
Consulted online on 02 October 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0108>
First published online: 2019
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