Jewish Art in America: An IntroductionRowman & Littlefield, 2007 - 253 pàgines In this first book-length study of Jewish art in America, Matthew Baigell explores works from the early settlers of America to the present. It is a narrative history of the Jewish experience in American art as seen through the works of many different artists. Its main focus is the examination of Jewish subject matter employed by artists, their responses to their religious and ethnic heritage as well as to significant events of the time. |
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Until 1920 Preliminaries and Beginnings | 1 |
The 1920s Settling In | 27 |
The 1930s Social Issues | 43 |
The 1940s the Holocaust Years and After | 71 |
The 1950s and After the Older Generation | 105 |
The 1950s and After the Younger Generation | 129 |
The 1970s and After Representative Figures | 147 |
The 1970s and After Later Holocaust Responses | 169 |
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