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

Myer Myers. Jewish Silversmith in Colonial New York
(146 words)

Author & Curator

David L. Barquist.

Co-authors

Jon Butler, Jonathan D. Sarna.

Imprint

New Haven, Conn., USA, 2001. xv, 304 pp., illustrations: 143 col., 166 b&w, 29.5 × 25 cm. English.

Location

Yale University Art Gallery (14 September–30 December 2001)

Description

Monumental catalog on the life, times and work of Myer Myers. Three central essays on “The New York World of Myer Myers” (Jon Butler), “Colonial Judaism” (Jonathan D. Sarna), and Myers’ life and career (David L. Barquist). Catalog listing in three sections: Silver by Myer Myers, New York and London Silver, Paintings, Documents and Prints. Appendices for silver marks and documents. Extensive descriptive entries. 149 items.

main keywords

HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
MYER MYERS
PORTRAITS
PRINTS
RIMMONIM
SILVER, AMERICAN
SILVERMARKS
SILVERSMITHING, UNITED STATES

minor keywords

Amulets
Antisemitic images/objects
Candlesticks/Candelabra
Circumcision implements/objects
Prints, antisemitic
Prints, Jewish customs & ceremonies

Other venues

Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, Calif., USA (20 February–26 May 2002); Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, Del., USA (20 June–13 September 2002)

Cite this page
“Myer Myers. Jewish Silversmith in Colonial New York”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 30 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1670>
First published online: 2019



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