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

Early Israeli Arts and Crafts. Bezalel Treasures from the Alan B. Slifka Collection in the Israel Museum
(142 words)

Editor & Curator

Chaya Benjamin

Imprint

Jerusalem, Israel, 2008. 115 pp., illustrations: 78 col., 21 b&w, 29.2 × 20.7 cm. English.

ISBN

9789652783608

Location

Israel Museum (11 March 2005–21 January 2006)

Description

The catalog was issued two years after the exhibition.

Description

Objects created during the early years of the Bezalel Academy (1906–1929) that illustrate Boris Schatz’s dream to articulate a new visual language for the future Zionist state. Essay “Crafting a Vision: The Bezalel Art School” describes the school’s early history and artistic output (Chaya Benjamin). Most of the catalog dedicated to illustrations and descriptions of the exhibits. Descriptive entries. 73 items.

main keywords

BEZALEL ART SCHOOL
CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
GRAPHIC ARTS
JEWELRY
PORTRAITS

minor keywords

Besamim
Book illustration
Bridal boxes/chests
Candlesticks/Candelabra
Carpets/Rugs
Children’s books
Coins
Damascene work
Etrog containers
Hand-washing vessels
Hanukkah lamps
Historical photographs
Holy Land souvenirs
Jewelry
Pesach plates
Plates
Schatz, Boris
Scrolls of Esther, cases
Silhouettes
Smoking implements
Tefillin cases
Wall sconces

Cite this page
“Early Israeli Arts and Crafts. Bezalel Treasures from the Alan B. Slifka Collection in the Israel Museum”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 25 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1826>
First published online: 2019



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