Jewish Women and Their Salons. The Power of Conversation

Authors & Curators	Emily D. Bilski, Emily Braun.
Imprint	New York City, USA, 2005. 266 pp., illustrations: 92 col., 100 b&w, 26.5 × 23.5 cm. English.
ISBN	0300103859
Location	Jewish Museum New York (4 March–10 July 2005)
Description	The history and phenomenon of the Jewish woman’s salon. Title essay, with extensive discussions of various types of salons and salonières (musical, literary, political, etc.), by Emily D. Bilski and Emily Braun. Three additional essays on Jewish women in Berlin circa 1800 (Barbara Hahn), “Music, Femininity, and Jewish Identity: The Tradition and Legacy of the Salon” (Leon Botstein), and “The Salon and Literary Modernism: Proust, Wilde, Stein” (Lucia Re). Biographies of 12 Jewish salonières (Shira Brisman). No itemized listing.
main keywords	BERLIN PATRONAGE PHOTOGRAPHS PAINTINGS PORTRAITS PRINTS SALONS WOMEN
minor keywords	Antisemitic images/objects Germany Historical photographs Homes/Residences, Jewish Medals Music Prints, Jewish homes/residences
Other venue	Boston College, McMullen Museum of Art, Mass., USA (22 August–4 December 2005)

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