Jewish Artists and the Bible in Twentieth-century America

Jewish Artists and the Bible in Twentieth-century America

Author: Samantha Baskind

Publisher: Penn State University Press

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780271059839

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Explores the works of five major American Jewish artists: Jack Levine, George Segal, Audrey Flack, Larry Rivers, and R. B. Kitaj. Focuses on the use of imagery influenced by the Bible.


Jewish Art

Jewish Art

Author: Samantha Baskind

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781861898029

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Covering nearly two centuries, this is a comprehensive account of the art made by Jews across Europe, America and Israel. The book discusses many issues including the shifting Jewish identity, the effects of the diaspora, anti-Semitism and the distinctive character of images made within a Christian.


Jewish Identity in Modern Art History

Jewish Identity in Modern Art History

Author: Catherine M. Soussloff

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1999-03-31

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 9780520213043

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The book asks all the right questions about society, culture, religion and art.


Visual Judaism in Late Antiquity

Visual Judaism in Late Antiquity

Author: Lee I. Levine

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 582

ISBN-13: 9780300100891

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Surveys Jewish visual culture in the Late Roman and Byzantine eras, including expression via figural images, biblical scenes and religious symbols.


Jewish Art in America

Jewish Art in America

Author: Matthew Baigell

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9780742546417

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Is there a Jewish art? Is there a single "Jewish experience"? Matthew Baigell, the acknowledged American expert on Jewish art, offers the first book ever on the history of Jewish American art from the early settlements to the present.


The House of Fragile Things

The House of Fragile Things

Author: James McAuley

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2021-03-23

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 0300252544

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A powerful history of Jewish art collectors in France, and how an embrace of art and beauty was met with hatred and destruction In the dramatic years between 1870 and the end of World War II, a number of prominent French Jews—pillars of an embattled community—invested their fortunes in France’s cultural artifacts, sacrificed their sons to the country’s army, and were ultimately rewarded by seeing their collections plundered and their families deported to Nazi concentration camps. In this rich, evocative account, James McAuley explores the central role that art and material culture played in the assimilation and identity of French Jews in the fin-de-siècle. Weaving together narratives of various figures, some familiar from the works of Marcel Proust and the diaries of Jules and Edmond Goncourt—the Camondos, the Rothschilds, the Ephrussis, the Cahens d'Anvers—McAuley shows how Jewish art collectors contended with a powerful strain of anti-Semitism: they were often accused of “invading” France’s cultural patrimony. The collections these families left behind—many ultimately donated to the French state—were their response, tragic attempts to celebrate a nation that later betrayed them.


Jewish Art

Jewish Art

Author: Grace Cohen Grossman

Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13:

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Recounts the history of art within Jewish culture, explains how Jewish artists have worked as a response to living as a minority in other civilizations, and discusses manuscripts, ceremonial objects, and the works of modern artists of Jewish heritage.


Jewish Art Masterpieces from the Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Jewish Art Masterpieces from the Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Author: Iris Fishof

Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13:

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Featuring the world's most comprehensive collection of Jewish art, Jewish Art Masterpieces is a magnificent art book as well as a fascinating survey of Jewish history. Color plates reveal the artistry and craftsmanship of precious objects such as an 8th-century B.C.E. ivory pomegranate from Solomon's temple, an engraved marriage contract from the 15th century, and paintings by modern artists including Marc Chagall and Menashe Kadishman. Illuminated manuscripts, such as the classic Bird's Head Haggadah from 14th-century Germany, are also featured, along with synagogue interiors, Torah decorations, and Sabbath and festival objects. An informative text explores each item's historical, religious, and artistic significance and reminds the reader of the enduring legacy of the Jewish heritage.