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

A Stitch in Jewish Time: Provocative Textiles
(96 words)

Curator

Laura Kruger.

Imprint

New York City, USA, 2010. 17 pp., illustrations: 37 col., 2 b&w, 28 × 21.6 cm. English.

ISBN

1884300197

Location

HUC-JIR Museum, New York (7 September 2010–30 June 2011)

Description

Innovative textiles by contemporary Jewish artists that challenge the centuries-old view of the textile as “women’s work” and a medium for “domestic crafts”. Introductory text by Laura Kruger. Exhibits presented according to artist, each with short explanatory text about the work and its maker. 71 items.

main keywords

JEWISH ART, CONTEMPORARY/MODERN
SYNAGOGUE TEXTILES
TEXTILES

minor keywords

Amulets
Chuppah
Needlework/Embroidery
Omer calendars
Pesach plates
Portraits
Sculpture
Silhouettes
Tapestries
Torah Ark curtains
Torah mantles

Cite this page
“A Stitch in Jewish Time: Provocative Textiles”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 03 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC2022>
First published online: 2019



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