Jewish Art in America: An Introduction

by Matthew Baigell

Book Overview

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 concentrates on exploring and examining Jewish subject matter employed by artists as they illustrated aspects of their religious and ethnic heritage and as they responded to major events over the decades, including the Great Migration, the Great Depression, the Holocaust, and the founding of the State of Israel,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742546403
• ISBN13: 9780742546400
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.1"