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

“And There Was Light”. Studies by Abraham Rattner for the Stained Glass Window, Chicago Loop Synagogue
(129 words)

Curator

Janet A. Flint.

Imprint

Washington, D.C., USA, 1976. Booklet, 32 pp., illustrations: 32 b&w, 26 × 21.6 cm. English.

Location

Smithsonian American Art Museum (23 January–28 March 1976)

Description

The development of the monumental 30-foot-high, 40-foot-wide window for the sanctuary of the Chicago Loop Synagogue, traced through 52 works, ranging from preliminary sketches to large-scale, full-color studies. The window’s imagery is based on the Creation of Light (Genesis 1:1–4). Foreword by Joshua C. Taylor. Introduction to Rattner and the synagogue project by Janet A. Flint. Main essays, “Notes on the Stained Glass Window” and “Notes on the Symbols” by the artist. 45 items.

main keywords

CHICAGO
CHICAGO LOOP SYNAGOGUE
RATTNER, ABRAHAM
STAINED GLASS
SYNAGOGUES

minor keywords

Drawings/Sketches
Menorah as symbol
Synagogues, Chicago
Synagogues, Illinois
Synagogues, United States
United States

Cite this page
““And There Was Light”. Studies by Abraham Rattner for the Stained Glass Window, Chicago Loop Synagogue”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 10 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0550>
First published online: 2019



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