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

Hand to Hand: Photographs by Zeva Oelbaum
(106 words)

Curator

Matthew F. Singer.

Imprint

Philadelphia, Pa., USA, 2009. Leaflet, 6 pp., illustrations: 7 b&w, 28 × 26 cm. English.

Location

Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art, Congregation Rodeph Shalom (26 March–26 June 2009)

Description

Photographs of notes, signatures, scribbles and doodles found in the endpages and margins of books belonging to the photographer’s family. Transformed into works of art in sepia, these remnants of the books’ histories unite disparate times, places, people and thoughts. Brief introductions by the curator and artist, along with a few words on “The Lives of Jewish Books” by David Stern. No itemized listing.

main keywords

HEBREW SCRIPT
JEWISH ART, CONTEMPORARY/MODERN
OELBAUM, ZEVA
PHOTOGRAPHS

Cite this page
“Hand to Hand: Photographs by Zeva Oelbaum”, 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_CC1991>
First published online: 2019



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