Jewish Art and Civilization
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Release | : 1972 |
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ISBN | : 9780802703941 |
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Release | : 1972 |
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Author | : Grace Cohen Grossman |
Publisher | : Universe Publishing(NY) |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Art |
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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.
Author | : Jacobo Furman |
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Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Art |
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Author | : James McAuley |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 327 |
Release | : 2021-03-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0300252544 |
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.
Author | : Samantha Baskind |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Jewish art |
ISBN | : 9781861898029 |
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.
Author | : Cecil Roth |
Publisher | : London : W.H. Allen |
Total Pages | : 530 |
Release | : 1961 |
Genre | : Art |
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Author | : Ben Schachter |
Publisher | : Penn State Press |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2017-12-15 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0271080825 |
Contemporary Jewish art is a growing field that includes traditional as well as new creative practices, yet criticism of it is almost exclusively reliant on the Second Commandment’s prohibition of graven images. Arguing that this disregards the corpus of Jewish thought and a century of criticism and interpretation, Ben Schachter advocates instead a new approach focused on action and process. Departing from the traditional interpretation of the Second Commandment, Schachter addresses abstraction, conceptual art, performance art, and other styles that do not rely on imagery for meaning. He examines Jewish art through the concept of melachot—work-like “creative activities” as defined by the medieval Jewish philosopher Maimonides. Showing the similarity between art and melachot in the active processes of contemporary Jewish artists such as Ruth Weisberg, Allan Wexler, Archie Rand, and Nechama Golan, he explores the relationship between these artists’ methods and Judaism’s demanding attention to procedure. A compellingly written challenge to traditionalism, Image, Action, and Idea in Contemporary Jewish Art makes a well-argued case for artistic production, interpretation, and criticism that revels in the dual foundation of Judaism and art history.
Author | : Iris Fishof |
Publisher | : Universe Publishing(NY) |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Architecture |
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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.
Author | : Qaṭrîn Qôǧman-Appel |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2004-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9004137890 |
This book discusses the decoration types of Sephardic illuminated Bibles in their broader historical, and social context in an era of cultural transition in Iberia and culture struggle within Spanish Jewry.
Author | : Mark Podwal |
Publisher | : Antique Collector's Club |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9781943876303 |
Mark Podwal is today's premiere artist of the Jewish experience, with a prolific portfolio of work lauded by visionaries ranging from Elie Wiesel to Harold Bloom. His paintings and ink-on-paper drawings are not only beautiful but also offer profound and nuanced commentary on Jewish tradition, history, and politics. This unprecedented collection brings together the widest selection of Podwal's work ever published in a single volume in a stunning, lavishly produced, oversized hardcover. With more than 350 works, each beautifully reproduced, Reimagined is a must-have for every Jewish home.