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

For Splendor and for Glory. An Exhibition of Contemporary Synagogue Embroideries
(85 words)

Curator

Ita Aber.

Imprint

New York City, USA, 1976. Booklet, 6 pp., illustrations: 1 b&w, 28 × 21 cm. English.

Location

Yeshiva University Museum (31 October 1976–30 January 1977)

Description

Ritual textiles fashioned by 14 artists (13 of them women). Introduction and short essay “The Heritage of Ritual Needelwork” by Sylvia Herskowitz. Historical overview by Ita Aber. Basic listing. 41 items.

main keywords

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS, CONTEMPORARY/MODERN
FEMALE ARTISTS
NEEDLEWORK/EMBROIDERY
SYNAGOGUE TEXTILES

minor keywords

Chuppah
Head coverings, men’s
Reader’s desk covers
Talit
Tapestries
Tass
Torah Ark curtains
Torah binders
Torah mantles

Cite this page
“For Splendor and for Glory. An Exhibition of Contemporary Synagogue Embroideries”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 27 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0541>
First published online: 2019



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