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

Golem! Danger, Deliverance and Art
(144 words)

Editor

Elizabeth Coffin Allerhand.

Curator

Emily D. Bilski.

Imprint

New York City, USA, 1988. 128 pp., illustrations: 20 col., 92 b&w, 26.7 × 21.5 cm. English.

ISBN

0873340493

Location

Jewish Museum New York (11 November 1988–2 April 1989)

Description

Visual material related to the Golem, illuminating how its legend has been used as a metaphor for good and evil, the Jewish historical experience, man’s relationship to God, and the artistic process of creation. Prologue by Isaac Bashevis Singer. Four essays, including “The Golem: An Historical Overview” (Emily D. Bilski and Moshe Idel), “The Golem in Jewish Magic and Mysticism” (Idel) and “The Art of the Golem” (Bilski). Exhibition checklist according to medium: Books and Manuscripts, Illustrated Books and Related Drawings and Prints, Film, Theater, Fine Arts, Music and Dance, Popular Culture. Basic entries. 167 items.

main keywords

GOLEM
KABBALAH
MAGIC

minor keywords

Drawings/Sketches
Film industry
Graphic arts
Music
Painters, Jewish
Posters
Printed books
Prints, Jewish figures
Paintings
Sculpture
Theater

Cite this page
“Golem! Danger, Deliverance and Art”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 05 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0999>
First published online: 2019



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