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

Masterpieces in Wood. Houses of Worship in Ukraine
(126 words)

Curator

Titus Hewryk.

Imprint

New York City, USA, 1987. 112 pp., illustrations: 166 b&w, 26.6 × 29.3 cm. English.

Location

Ukrainian Museum (16 December 1987–ca. December 1988)

Description

Detailed study of wooden religious architecture in the Ukraine, exemplified mostly by churches. Separate section on Synagogues (pp. 78–85). Brief summary of the history of Jewish settlements in Galicia, Volhynia and Podolia (p. 11). Other sections dedicated to construction techniques, roof designs, plans, interiors, conservation, etc. 33 items (listed separately).

main keywords

SYNAGOGUES, ARCHITECTURE
SYNAGOGUES, WOODEN
UKRAINE

minor keywords

Drawings/Sketches
Galicia
Historical photographs
Synagogues, architectural plans
Synagogues, Ukraine

Related ephemera

Exhibition leaflet with itemized checklist, 6 pp., cover illus. only, 22 × 21 cm.

Other venues

Port of History Museum, Philadelphia, Pa., USA (1 March–May 1991); York Quay Gallery at Harbour Front, Toronto, Canada (24 May–23 June 1991)

Cite this page
“Masterpieces in Wood. Houses of Worship in Ukraine”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 28 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0924>
First published online: 2019



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