Translated title | To See and to Remember: Sacral Aesthetics of Jewish Visual Culture. Mizrachs, Shiviti, Amulets, Popular Prints, Portraits of Rabbis and Yahrzeit Tables in the Collection of the Museum of the Jewish History in Russia. |
Curators |
Hillel (Gregory) Kazovsky, Boris Khaimovich, Maria Kaspina. |
Imprint |
Moscow, Russia, 2012. 180 pp., illustrations: 175 col., 28.3 × 22.2 cm. Russian. |
Location |
Museum of the Jewish History in Russia (21 September–14 October 2012) |
Description |
Europe’s largest collection of Jewish folk art, exhibited for the first time, and reflecting the visual culture of Russian Jewry and aesthetics of their traditional everyday life. Material presented in 7 sections, each with introductory essay, largely according to type of object (mizrachs, shiviti, amulets, prints, postcards, etc.). Numerous illustrations. Brief descriptive entries. 160 items. |
Description |
The exhibition was held in the building of the Rudomino Russian State Library of Foreign Literature. |
main keywords |
AMULETSFOLK ARTMIZRACHPORTRAITS, RABBISPOSTCARDSPRINTSRUSSIA/SOVIET UNIONSHIVITI PLAQUESYAHRZEIT CALENDARS |
minor keywords |
Adar plaquesHerzl, TheodoreHirsch, Baron Maurice deMicrographyMontefiore, MosesNeedlework/Embroidery folk panelsPapercutsPrinted booksPrints, biblical imagesPrints, Eretz Israel/Holy LandPrints, Jewish customs & ceremoniesPrints, Jewish figuresPrints, TempleShabbat cloths/tableclothsShiviti plaques, paperShiviti plaques, woodSukkah decorationsTorah Ark curtainsYahrzeit/Memorial plaques/sheets |