| Author & Curator |
Sharon Weiser-Ferguson. |
| Imprint |
Jerusalem, Israel, 2012. 199 pp., illustrations: 104 col., 16 b&w, 24.3 × 17.3 cm. Hebrew and English. |
| ISBN |
9789652784087 |
| Location |
Israel Museum (23 November 2012–6 April 2013) |
| Description |
The legacy of two visionary silversmiths who, by bringing Modernism’s International Style to Mandatory Palestine, and leading the New Bezalel Art School and its students, revolutionized the definition of design for Jewish ritual objects in a new era. Introductory text touches upon Wolpert and Gumbel’s artistic backgrounds in Germany, their participation in the New Bezalel, the new modern style to which they contributed (and its widespread dissemination throughout the Israeli public), and their post-Bezalel careers. Exhibits include a few works by their students. 90 items. |
| main keywords |
BEZALEL ART SCHOOLCEREMONIAL OBJECTSGUMBEL, DAVIDISRAELI ARTSILVERSMITHING, ISRAELTORAH ORNAMENTSWOLPERT, LUDWIG |
| minor keywords |
BesamimCandlesticks/CandelabraChallah boards/platesDrawings/SketchesEtrog containersHand-washing vesselsHanukkah lampsHavdalah sets/compendiaHistorical photographsJewelryKeter TorahKiddush cupsLevite setsMezuzah casesNer TamidPesach cupsPesach platesRimmonimRingsTassTorah ArksTzedakah boxes/containersYad |
| Related ephemera |
Invitation to exhibition opening, leaflet, 4 pp., 1 col. illus., 22 × 9 cm, Hebrew and English. |