Authors & Curators |
Norman L. Kleeblatt, Vivian B. Mann. |
Editor |
Sheila Schwartz. |
Imprint |
New York City, USA, 1986. 210 pp., illustrations: 79 col., 84 b&w, 30.5 × 23.5 cm. English. |
ISBN |
0876634935 |
Location |
Jewish Museum New York (23 March 1986–2 August 1987) |
Description |
Representative selection of fine objects from the Museum’s permanent collection. Introduction by Joan Rosenbaum. Main essay on Jewish art through the ages, “By Divine Design. Art as God’s Shadow”, by Colin Tobias Eisler. Scholarly entries for each object by Norman L. Kleeblatt and Vivian B. Mann. 92 items. |
main keywords |
CEREMONIAL OBJECTSCEREMONIAL OBJECTS, CONTEMPORARY/MODERNPAINTINGSSYNAGOGUE TEXTILESTORAH ORNAMENTS |
minor keywords |
Archaeological findsAryeh Judah Leib ben Elchanan of Trebitsch (scribe-artist)BesamimBohemian glassBlessing after Meals, wall hangingBook bindingsCarpets/RugsChagall, MarcCircumcision implements/objectsCircumcision pillowsDamascene workHanukkah lampsHanukkah lamps, synagogueHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bohemia-Moravia & Germany, 17th–19th CHevra Kadisha beakers/glassesIsraeli artKaufmann, IsidorKeter TorahKetubbotKiddush cupsLevite setsLissitzky, ElMedalsMendelssohn, MosesMizrachOil lamps, ancientOmer calendarsOppenheim, Moritz DanielPainters, JewishPapercutsPlaying cardsPesach plates, 3-tieredPorcelainPortraitsPortraits, rabbisReader’s desk coversRembrandt van RijnRimmonimRosh Hashanah boxSalom Italia, Esther scroll bordersSchatz, BorisScrolls of Esther, engraved bordersShabbat lampsShana Tova greeting cardsShiviti plaques, metalShiviti plaques, paperSukkah decorationsTapestriesTassTombstonesTombstones, ancientTorah Ark curtainsTorah Ark valancesTorah ArksTorah Arks, fragmentsTorah bindersTorah casesTorah mantlesWedding sofas/stools |