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

Morocco. Jews and Art in a Muslim Land
(136 words)

Editor & Curator

Vivian B. Mann.

Imprint

New York City, USA, 2000. 192 pp., illustrations: 147 col., 48 b&w, 28 × 24.7 cm. English.

ISBN

1858941105

Location

Jewish Museum New York (24 September 2000–11 February 2001)

Description

Jewish Morocco: its history, art, and intermingling of Jewish and Muslim culture and rituals. Introduction by Vivian B. Mann. Six essays, including: “Jewish Communities of Morocco” (Daniel J. Schroeter), “Customs of the Jews of Morroco” (Harvey E. Goldberg), “The Kabbalah in Morocco” (Moshe Idel), and “Memory, Mimesis, Realia” (on representations of Moroccan Jewry by European artists) (Vivian B. Mann). Exhibits presented according to artistic medium. Descriptive entries. 188 items.

main keywords

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
COSTUME
JEWELRY
KABBALAH
MOROCCO
PAINTINGS
PHOTOGRAPHS
PRINTED BOOKS
TEXTILES

minor keywords

Amulets
Angels/Demons
Cemeteries, Morocco
Hamsas
Hanukkah lamps
Historical photographs
Ketubbot
Lilith
Mezuzah cases
Paintings, Jewish figures
Papercuts
Pilgrimage
Rimmonim
Shabbat lamps
Shabbetai Tsvi
Synagogue lamps
Torah mantles
Yad

Related ephemera

Invitation to exhibition reception and viewing, folded card, 1 col. illus., 17.6 × 12.6 cm.

Cite this page
“Morocco. Jews and Art in a Muslim Land”, 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_CC1628>
First published online: 2019



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