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

Life of the Old Jewish Shtetl. Paintings and Silver by Ilya Schor
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Curator

Dalia Tawil.

Imprint

New York City, USA, 1975. Booklet, 30 pp., illustrations: 6 b&w, 28 × 21.5 cm. English.

Location

Yeshiva University Museum, cat. no. 4

Description

Yeshiva University Museum (November 1975–January 1976)

Description

A retrospective exhibition of Ilya Schor’s work, which incorporates many motifs inspired by the shtetl. Introduction to Schor and his work by Dalia Tawil. Schor’s own essay “A Working Definition of Jewish Art” (reprinted from Conservative Judaism, Fall 1961). Descriptive entries. 47 items.

main keywords

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS, CONTEMPORARY/MODERN
PAINTINGS
SCHOR, ILYA
SHTETLS

minor keywords

Besamim
Book bindings
Candlesticks/Candelabra
Challah boards/plates
Challah knives
Dreidels
Hanukkah lamps
Jewish artists
Kiddush cups
Mezuzah cases
Jewish Art, contemporary/modern
Paintings, Jewish customs & ceremonies
Paintings, synagogues
Pesach plates
Portraits
Purim groggers
Purim plates
Scrolls of Esther, cases
Scrolls of Esther, illuminated
Tass
Tefillin cases
Wedding cups
Yahrzeit candleholders

Cite this page
“Life of the Old Jewish Shtetl. Paintings and Silver by Ilya Schor”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 20 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0512>
First published online: 2019



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