| Curator |
Janet A. Flint. |
| Imprint |
Washington, D.C., USA, 1976. Booklet, 32 pp., illustrations: 32 b&w, 26 × 21.6 cm. English. |
| Location |
Smithsonian American Art Museum (23 January–28 March 1976) |
| Description |
The development of the monumental 30-foot-high, 40-foot-wide window for the sanctuary of the Chicago Loop Synagogue, traced through 52 works, ranging from preliminary sketches to large-scale, full-color studies. The window’s imagery is based on the Creation of Light (Genesis 1:1–4). Foreword by Joshua C. Taylor. Introduction to Rattner and the synagogue project by Janet A. Flint. Main essays, “Notes on the Stained Glass Window” and “Notes on the Symbols” by the artist. 45 items. |
| main keywords |
CHICAGOCHICAGO LOOP SYNAGOGUERATTNER, ABRAHAMSTAINED GLASSSYNAGOGUES |
| minor keywords |
Drawings/SketchesMenorah as symbolSynagogues, ChicagoSynagogues, IllinoisSynagogues, United StatesUnited States |