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

Russian Jewish Artists in a Century of Change 1890–1990
(118 words)

Editor & Curator

Susan Tumarkin Goodman.

Imprint

New York City, USA, 1995. 267 pp., illustrations: 44 col., 311 b&w, 30 × 24 cm. English.

ISBN

379131601X

Location

Jewish Museum New York (21 September 1995–28 January 1996)

Description

The first major museum exhibition devoted to the work of Russian Jewish artists. Eight in-depth essays touch upon various facets of these artists’ existence: Russian culture and politics (Michael Stanislawski), their alienation and adaptation (Susan Tumarkin Goodman), their search for national identity (Ziva Amishai-Maisels), their place in the Russian Avant-Garde (Alexandra Shatskikh), etc. Unnumbered checklist, according to artist, each with detailed biographical sketch. 393 items.

main keywords

AVANT-GARDE, RUSSIAN
GRAPHIC ARTS
JEWISH ARTISTS
PAINTINGS
PORTRAITS
RUSSIA/SOVIET UNION
SCULPTURE

minor keywords

Lissitzky, El
Painters, Jewish

Cite this page
“Russian Jewish Artists in a Century of Change 1890–1990”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 09 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1358>
First published online: 2019



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