Facing the new world : Jewish portraits in colonial and federal America
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Facing the new world : Jewish portraits in colonial and federal America
Prestel : Jewish Museum, c1997
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Published in conjunction with the exhibition presented at the Jewish Museum, New York, Sept. 21, 1997-Jan. 11, 1998 and the Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, Feb. 19-May 24, 1998
Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-107) and indexes
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A comprehensive study of American Jewish portraits created from approximately 1700 to the 1830s. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at The Jewish Museum/NYC/1997-8. In addition to works by known American artists, there are portraits by unknown folk-artists and some comparative paintings of non-Jewish subjects; plus, examples of early American drawings, silhouettes, decorative arts, and Jewish ritual objects.
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