Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica

The Patron Church
(96 words)

Imprint

New York City, USA, 1957. 21 pp., no illustrations, 30.5 × 10.3 cm. English.

Location

Museum of Contemporary Crafts (11 October 1957–8 January 1958)

Description

An exhibition about contemporary religious art and architecture, and the role of religious institutions as patrons of the arts. Featured three Jewish buildings and various contemporary Jewish ceremonial objects, some by artists who also fashioned Christian ceremonial objects for the Church. Foreword by Thomas S. Tibbs. Introduction by Robert A. Laurer. Alphabetical listing by artist. Unnumbered listing.

main keywords

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS, CONTEMPORARY/MODERN
SYNAGOGUES
TORAH ORNAMENTS

minor keywords

Hanukkah lamps, synagogue
Kiddush cups
Ner Tamid
Sculpture
Stained glass
Synagogues, models/reconstructions
Tapestries
Tass
Torah Ark curtains

Cite this page
“The Patron Church”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 25 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0190>
First published online: 2019



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