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

Jewish Art? Judaic Content? Representational? Abstract?
(153 words)

Collection

Dean-Kluger.

Imprint

Washington, D.C., USA, 1996. Booklet, 29 pp. (pp. 1–29), illustrations: 7 col., 9 b&w, 17.7 × 25.3 cm. English.

ISBN

1881456307

Location

B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum (Fall 1996)

Description

The question of what constitutes “Jewish” art, posed before the works of 5 contemporary Jewish artists working with different media and subject matter: Archie Granot (papercuts), William Giacolone (Biblical paintings), Chick Schwartz (sculpture), David Einstein (colour veil paintings), and Morris Louis (colour paintings). Introductory essay on the complex process of defining Jewish art. Extensive text on each artist and his artistic genre. No itemized listing.

Description

The exhibition was shown concomitantly with the exhibition “Tzedakah. Featuring the Charity Boxes of the Dean-Kluger Judaica Collection” [#1433]. The two shows are included in a single catalog.

main keywords

EINSTEIN, DAVID
GIACOLONE, WILLIAM
GRANOT, ARCHIE
JEWISH ART, CONTEMPORARY/MODERN
JEWISH ART, EXISTENCE/CHARACTERISTICS OF
JEWISH ARTISTS
LOUIS, MORRIS
SCHWARTZ, CHICK

minor keywords

Biblical images
Painters, Jewish
Paintings, biblical images
Papercuts
Sculpture
Shiviti plaques, paper

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“Jewish Art? Judaic Content? Representational? Abstract?”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 29 May 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1434>
First published online: 2019



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