| Authors & Curators |
Norman L. Kleeblatt, Gerard L. Wertkin. |
| Imprint |
New York City, USA, 1984. 124 pp., illustrations: 17 col., 103 b&w, 28 × 21.5 cm. English. |
| ISBN |
0876634498 |
| Location |
Jewish Museum New York (8 November 1984–15 March 1985) |
| Description |
An in-depth look at American Jewish Folk Art. Preface by Robert Bishop and Joan H. Rosenbaum. Introduction by Norman Kleeblatt and Gerard Wertkin. Two main essays: “Aspects of American Jewish History: A Folk Art Perspective” (Mary Black) and “Jewish Folk Art in America: Traditional Form and Cultural Adaptation” (Kleeblatt and Wertkin). Descriptive entries. 127 items. |
| main keywords |
CEREMONIAL OBJECTSFOLK ARTUNITED STATES |
| minor keywords |
Carousel animalsChallah coversEtrog containersHanukkah lampsKetubbotMatzah covers/bagsMicrographyMizrachMohel booksNeedlework/EmbroideryOmer calendarsPaintingsPapercutsPesach towel coversPortraitsPurim platesRosh Hashanah platesSamplers (needlework)Shana Tova greeting cardsShiviti plaques, paperSilhouettesSoldiers (Jewish) & related objectsSynagogue chairs/benchesTalit bagsTombstones, sketches/rubbingsTorah Ark curtainsTorah Ark valancesTorah ArksTorah Arks, fragmentsTorah bindersTzedakah boxes/containersWoodcarvingYahrzeit/Memorial plaques/sheets |
| Related ephemera |
National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, Pa., USA . 3 nearly-identical leaflets containing a summary of the exhibition and list of related events for the show’s appearance in Chicago, Los Angeles and Philadelphia, 6 pp., 4 illus., 27.7 × 12.2 cm. |
| Other venues |
Spertus Museum, Chicago, Ill., USA (Opening: September 1985); HUC-JIR Skirball Museum, Los Angeles, Calif., USA (January–27 April 1986); Albuquerque City Museum, N.Mex., USA |