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Jewish art : a modern history / Samantha Baskind and Larry Silver.

Title
Jewish art : a modern history / Samantha Baskind and Larry Silver.
Author
Baskind, Samantha
Publication
London : Reaktion Books 2011.

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Additional Authors
  • Silver, Larry
  • Silver, Larry, 1947-
Description
311 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
Summary
Covering nearly two centuries, this is a comprehensive account of the art made by Jews across Europe, America and Israel. The book discusses many issues including the shifting Jewish identity, the effects of the diaspora, anti-Semitism and the distinctive character of images made within a Christian.
Subject
  • Jewish art > Europe > History
  • Jewish art > United States > History
  • Jewish art > Israel > History
  • Jewish artists > Europe
  • Jewish artists > United States
  • Jewish artists > Israel
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-294) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
A prequel to modernity -- Inventing the Jewish artist in Europe -- Revolutions in art and politics -- Art, America and acculturation -- Art and the Holocaust, survival and remembrance -- Home to Israel -- Conclusions : diaspora and homeland(s).
ISBN
  • 9781861898029
  • 1861898029
OCLC
  • 670480420
  • SCSB-10945297
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library