Looks at the golden age produced by the mingling of the three cultures in medieval Spain and shows examples of arts and crafts

Convivencia: Jews, Muslims, and Christians in Medieval Spain

History

Jewish Museum (New York, N. Y.)

Americas

George Braziller

Coins Reveal: The Samuel and Daniel M. Friedenberg Collection of Coins and Medals (The Jewish Museum Collection Handbooks)

Reference

Catalogs & Directories

The Jewish Museum

This catalog was published in conjunction with a 1998-99 exhibition of the same name at the Jewish Museum of New York, organized to mark the 50th anniversary of the birth of Israel. The introduction and two contributed essays discuss art in Israel today, in particular a change in culture that is particularly evident since the death of Prime Minister Rabin in 1995. Thirty-five plates display art works by as many artists. Brief bios with photos of the artists are included. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

After Rabin: New Art from Israel

Arts & Photography

Ezrahi, Yaron

Goodman, Susan Tumarkin

Baruch, Adam

Tamir, Tali

History & Criticism

Jewish Museum

Treasures of the Jewish Museum

A selection of Jewish paintings, sculptures, and ceremonial objects is accompanied by an examination of Jewish art

Mann, Vivian B.

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Universe Pub.

One hundred five etchings depict scenes from the Old Testament from the creation of man to the calling of Ezekiel

Chagall and the Bible

CHAGALL, MARC

Rosensaft, Jean Bloch

Kleeblatt, Norman L.

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

These sketches document three visits to the Mediterranean--in 1928-29, 1950-51, and 1959--which were instrumental in shaping the ideas of Louis Kahn, America's greatest postwar architect. They include Kahn's early drawings of the Tuscan hill town of San Gimignano, whose towers would later appear in his Brutalist buildings; and his later more interpretive and emotion-charged sketches of the Valley of the Kings in Egypt and St. Mark's Basilica in Venice. This catalogue accompanies a December 1996 exhibition of Kahn's drawings with the same title at the Jewish Museum in New York, organized by the authors, who teach art history at Williams College.

Drawn from the Source: The Travel Sketches of Louis I. Kahn

Lewis, Michael J.

Johnson, Eugene J.

Lieberman, Ralph

Art Institute Of Chicago

Williams College Museum of Art

Architecture

Home to a collection of Jewish art that is unparalleled in size and historical and geographical scope, the Jewish Museum in New York City contains works which date from the antiquity of the Jewish people in Ancient Israel to contemporary pieces that reflect modern responses to the Jewish experience. 180 illustrations, 165 in full color.

The Jewish Museum New York

Bilski, Emily D.

Scala Books

Every so often, the organizers of an art exhibition attempt to address head-on issues of interest in the world of contemporary politics. Russian Jewish Artists in a Century of Change, 1890-1990 represents such an undertaking. With the break-up of the Soviet Union, countries and cultures under Soviet control suddenly opened up to the West. In the past few years, as information has begun to flow more freely, art historians have found themselves having to re-examine their subjects and concerns in the light of newly accessible information. Nowhere is this situation more apparent than in the study of Jewish artists in Russia. Until recently, books and catalogues written in the West have concentrated on work done by Russian Jewish artists in exile. Now, for the first time, an international group of scholars has been assembled to address the last hundred years of art produced by Jews living in Russia itself. Given the present state of research, Russian Jewish Artists in a Century of Change, 1890-1990 - which documents an exhibition organized by The Jewish Museum, New York - purposely proposes more questions than it answers. A lucid historical overview by historian Michael Stanislawski followed by seven thought-provoking essays by an international roster of art historians who address, in chronological sequence, the difficult, frequently uplifting history of Jewish art in Russia in the modern period.

Russian Jewish Artists in a Century of Change: 1890-1990

Prestel Pub

From Court Jews to the Rothschilds 1600-1800 is a groundbreaking study that examines the role of Jews as agents in the service of many kinds of patrons, from local nobles to emperors. In addition to collecting and commissioning precious jewelry and works of art for the court, they provided all manner of goods, including military equipment and supplies. Many Jews also made important contributions to architecture by financing and implementing large building projects. Some maintained the ruler's mint, collected taxes, and assisted in diplomatic negotiations. Court Jews often became extremely wealthy and powerful members of society, some of them adopting the lifestyles, dress, and even architecture of their patrons, while remaining true to their religious origins. In many cases they were generous benefactors of their own communities, establishing schools and synagogues, printing books, commissioning ceremonial objects, and acting as patrons of the arts. This book is illustrated with stunning photographs of objects commissioned by and associated with Court Jews from collections all over Europe, America and Israel. It charts the development of the Court Jew phenomenon from early Islamic times through to the early 1800s, with particular emphasis on the 17th and 18th centuries. It includes short biographies of outstanding figures - among them several women, such as Gluckl of Hameln and Esther Liebmann - with an account of their achievements and of their relationship to Jewish communities and to general society. This is the first book to discuss the cultural transformation of Court Jews in the context of Baroque art and architecture, and the first to illustrate such a diverse representative selection of works.

From Court Jews to the Rothschilds: Art, Patronage, and Power 1600-1800

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