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

Portrait of a People: The Jewish Heritage Collection Dedicated to Mark and Dave Harris
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Curators

Peggy E. Daub, Elliot H. Gertel, Erica Lehrer.

Collection

Constance Harris.

Imprint

Ann Arbor, Mich., USA, 2005. Booklet, 32 pp., illustrations: 30 col., 20.3 × 17.2 cm. English.

Location

University of Michigan Library (11 April–19 August 2005)

Description

Selections from a large and varied donation of 1000 works of art, 1000 books, 700 pieces of printed paper ephemera, and 200 objects (including ritual items). Introduction by Peggy E. Daub. Essay on “Jewish Art” from Constance Harris’ forthcoming book The Way Jews Lived (2006). Description of the exhibition and its main themes, which included: Art, Ritual, Haggadahs, Eretz-Israel, Views of Jewish Women, etc. No itemized listing.

main keywords

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
HAGGADOT
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
PAINTINGS
PORTRAITS
PRINTED BOOKS
PRINTS

minor keywords

Antisemitic images/objects
Besamim
Boxers, professional
Eretz Israel
Games/Toys
Holocaust
Holocaust memorials
Holy Land souvenirs
Judeo-Persian manuscripts
Matzah covers/bags
Postcards
Prints, costume
Prints, Jewish figures
Shana Tova greeting cards
Simchat Torah flags
Wandering Jew

Cite this page
“Portrait of a People: The Jewish Heritage Collection Dedicated to Mark and Dave Harris”, 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_CC1809>
First published online: 2019



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