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Synagogue art of the 1950s : a new context for abstraction

Author
Wong, Janay Jadine
Document type
Article (journal)
Language
English
Source
Art journal. 1994, Num. 4, Vol. 53, 37-43, 5 ill.
ISSN
0004-3249
Abstract (en)
Studies the collaboration of architects, sculptors and painters associated with the abstract expressionist movement in the design and decoration of synagogues in the northeastern United States. Looks at works by Robert Motherwell, Herbert Ferber, Percival Goodman, and Ibram Lassaw. Shows that American Jews embraced modern idioms in art in order to forge a new identity after the Holocaust. Also discusses the impact of the creation of the state of Israel and the movement of urban American Jews to the suburbs in the 1950s on the urge to develop new centers for the Jewish tradition.
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Subject (fr)

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DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19950401-00314821

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