Jewish women artists

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Vase is unsealed stoneware with circular area in the middle with a black radial incised design.

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Oil painting of a cityscape at night composed in blues, greens and golds. Several buildings with the moon in the center. Signed "Goldberg" bottom right.

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Two foam core boards used with exhibition. One is of the cover of the portrait booklet and the other shows the four portraits at Yad Vashem and a photo of the building.

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Black and white lithograph of "Das Krankenzimmer" or "The Sick Room" which is part of a series of works artist Rachel Szalit-Marcus did for Sholom Aleichem's "Menshelakh un Stsenes" published in 1922. The image is of a older man laying in a bed with a young boy by his side, an woman to his right and a man, probably a doctor, seated at the foot of the bed. Medicine bottles are on the bedside table and a Star of David is over the mans head on the wall.

Abstract Black and white lithograph of "Die Fahrt Nach Amerika" or "The Journey to America" which is part of a series of works artist Rachel Szalit-Marcus did for Sholom Aleichem's "Menshelakh un Stsenes" published in 1922. The print has passengers perhaps abord or waiting to board a ship for America. Seven figures are present: three men, one boy and three women. The men and boy wears hats and the women wear scarves on their heads. The group is huddled with their belongings behind a picket fence and...

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Black and white lithograph of "Die Strasse" or "The Street" with a thrid word that is illegible. It is part of a series of works artist Rachel Szalit-Marcus did for Sholom Aleichem's "Menshelakh un Stsenes" published in 1922. The print shows four people in the street with two peaked straw roofs in the background. The figures of two women, and man and a boy all seem angry and bit grotesque. Anger may be directed towards the boy.

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One still-life oil painting of a vase of flowers. Light mint colored green vase with bright orange, red, pink and yellow toned flowers with a purple, blue and green background. Paint is think on the canvas surface. Signed "Goldberg" on bottom right.

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Unglazed geometric pot with handle, spout, and lid. There is a glazed incised design in black.

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Pitcher that is unglazed stoneware with a black glazed design.

Abstract Greta Hilb (1904-1998) was born in Stuttgart, Germany and became a local Denver Jewish female artist of note. She studied at the Parsons School of Design in New York and settled in Denver in 1934. In 1964, she also co-authored a cookbook titled For Goodness Sake with Denver author Leora Mattingly Weber, famous nationally for her Beany Malone juvenile series. The Hilbs were related to the Levy family of Denver, founders of the Fashion Bar clothing store chain. The collection consists of...