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

The Face of History. Portraits from the Collections
(70 words)

Curator

Dan Johnson.

Imprint

Philadelphia, Pa., USA, 1984. Leaflet, 6 pp., illustrations: 4 b&w, 28 × 21.7 cm. English.

Location

National Museum of American Jewish History (18 November 1984–31 March 1985)

Description

Portraits of Jews painted in America (especially in Philadelphia) during the 18th–19th Centuries. Biographical information on each sitter. Exhibits included one 19th-century illuminated ketubbah from Bordeaux, France. 13 items.

main keywords

PHILADELPHIA
PORTRAITS
UNITED STATES

minor keywords

Ketubbot

Cite this page
“The Face of History. Portraits from the Collections”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 08 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0790>
First published online: 2019



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