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

זאב רבן. סימבוליסט עברי‬‎ Ze’ev Raban. A Hebrew Symbolist
(148 words)

Author & Curator

Batsheva Goldman Ida.

Imprint

Tel Aviv, Israel, 2001. 234 pp., illustrations: 181 col., 193 b&w, 28.5 × 22.5 cm. Hebrew, with some English.

Location

Tel Aviv Museum of Art (25 October 2001–25 January 2002)

Description

A monumental study of Raban’s work, presented on the Museum’s 70th birthday. Chronological presentation in five chapters: Beginnings, 1906–1911; Raban at Bezalel, 1912–1929; Book illustration; Monumental Art, 1920’s–1930’s; and Late Works, 1940’s–1950’s. Individual essays address specific topics within these larger categories. Ceremonial objects are featured in “Metamorphosis from West to East” (pp. 82–83) and “Birth of a Nation” (pp. 180–181), and on p. 233. No itemized listing.

main keywords

BEZALEL ART SCHOOL
BOOK ILLUSTRATION
CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
DRAWINGS/SKETCHES
GRAPHIC ARTS
PHOTOGRAPHS
PAINTINGS
RABAN, ZE’EV

minor keywords

Dreidels
Elijah’s chair
Haggadot, Israeli
Hanukkah lamps
Historical photographs
Jewelry
Keter Torah
Ketubbot
Lilien, Ephraim M.
Medals
Ner Tamid
Painters, Jewish
Pesach plates
Playing cards
Posters
Rimmonim
Scrolls of Esther, modern/contemporary
Sculpture
Stained glass
Tass
Tile decorations
Torah Arks
Yad
Yahrzeit/Memorial lamps

Related ephemera

Invitation to exhibition opening, 1 col. illus., 10.3 × 21.5 cm. Hebrew and English.

Cite this page
“‮זאב רבן. סימבוליסט עברי‬‎ Ze’ev Raban. A Hebrew Symbolist”, 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_CC1691>
First published online: 2019



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