Art and America-A Letter to Senator Rob Portman
“The Three Musicians” by Tess Kelly's great-great grandfather Sam CashwanDear Senator Portman,My name is Tess Kelly, and I’m a sixteen-year-old girl from Cleveland, Ohio. My passion is for the written...
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Janet Suslak Indick incorporates Jewish themes and inspiration from the natural world into her sculptures and medallions. Indick graduated from Hunter College in 1953 and did post-graduate work both...
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Cropped image of Gloria Steinem, with artist and activist Linda Stein, wearing "Silver Knight 666" (2016). Copyright © 2017 Linda Stein.I was eighteen and a first-year in college when I first read...
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The stand that artist Julia Vogl set up across Boston. Participants would respond to questions about their lives in Boston and their thoughts on freedom and immigration. Each question would correspond...
View ArticleA Fringe of Her Own: An Interview with Tamar Paley
German silver (alpaca), printed textile, gold foil, printed parchment. Photographed by Ya Studio - Yasmin & Arye PhotographersTamar Paley is an Israeli artist and jewelry designer. I interviewed...
View ArticleZiva Amishai-Maisels
Ziva Amishai-MaiselsZivalfeldWed, 03/18/2015 - 10:21Amishai-MaiselsAs an art historian and curator for Yad Vashem, Ziva Amishai-Maisels became known for her insights into the impact of the Holocaust on...
View ArticleTatjana Barbakoff
Tatjana BarbakoffTatjanalfeldWed, 03/18/2015 - 15:16BarbakoffThe daughter of a Chinese mother and a Russian Jewish father, Tatjana Barbakoff used her mixed heritage as inspiration for stunning and...
View ArticleHanna Stiebel
Hanna StiebelHannalfeldMon, 07/25/2016 - 14:07StiebelHanna Nosovsky Stiebel used her background in dance to create graceful, dynamic outdoor sculpture installations. Born in Poland and raised in...
View ArticleChloe Wise
Chloe WiseChloelfeldMon, 10/10/2016 - 16:11WiseChloe Wise uses her art to comment on consumer culture, most famously through her Bread Bags series, which creates purses made of realistic-looking bakery...
View ArticleMirta Kupferminc
Mirta Kupfermincd8adminSun, 01/24/2021 - 18:51Tamara KohnArgentine Jewish artist Mirta Kupferminc, seated on her work Eve Chair of All Mothers (Eva: La madre primordial), 2014. Courtesy of Mirta...
View ArticleAudrey Flack
Audrey Flackd8adminWed, 02/03/2021 - 10:02Samantha BaskindAudrey Flack in front of her painting Wheel of Fortune. Courtesy of Audrey Flack.In BriefPainter and sculptor Audrey Flack, especially...
View ArticleVered Nissim
Vered Nissimd8adminWed, 02/03/2021 - 10:21Tal DekelMizrahi artist Vered Nissim. Courtesy of Vered Nissim.In BriefMulti-disciplinary artist, curator, and art consultant Vered Nissim was born in Israel...
View ArticleFrom the Archive: Woman Playing Frame Drum
From the Archive: Woman Playing Frame DrumWoman Playing Frame Drum, Iron Age II, ninth–eighth century BCE. Collection of The National Maritime Museum, Haifa. © Zev Radovan/BibleLandPictures.com. From...
View ArticleFrom the Archive: Penny Yassour, "Mental Maps—Involuntary Memory"
From the Archive: Penny Yassour, "Mental Maps—Involuntary Memory"Mental Maps—Involuntary Memory (1997) by Penny Hes Yassour (b. 1950). Courtesy of the artist, housed at the Posen Library.ebreitmanThu,...
View ArticleAmalie Rothschild
Amalie RothschildPainter and sculptor Amalie Rothschild (1916-2001).Photo courtesy of Joan Roth.mgrahamSat, 01/28/2023 - 07:18 1 of 2 2 of 2 BirthplaceBaltimore, MDNarratorAmalie Rothschild...
View ArticlePamela Goldman
Pamela GoldmanmgrahamMon, 05/29/2023 - 19:13 1 of 1 BirthplaceMaplewood, NJNarratorPamela GoldmanInterviewerJayne GubermanInterview Date(s)October 30, 2005Interview LocationNew York, NYProjectBarnard:...
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