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Jewish artists

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:

Plaster Cast of Suitcase, 2013

 Item
Identifier: B398.01.0034.00002
Abstract

Multi-piece artwork consisting of an encaustic painting on canvas, pair of shoes and wood shelf for shoes, and Painted plaster cast of a portion of a suitcase. Canvas has floral patterned wallpaper with large red flowers, covered with wax. Canvas is surrounded by ash wood frame. Wax makes surface 3-dimensional.

Dates: 2013

POC/Pénson, Boris, 1968-1978

 File
Identifier: B093.01.0004.0032
Abstract Materials related to Boris Pénson. Known for poster art, he and his family moved to Riga, Latvia, in 1950 where he graduated from an art school. In 1967 he decided to emigrate to Israel but was refused a visa. After endless requests and refusals, he joined the Dymshits group which planned the hijacking of an aircraft to escape from the Soviet Union. In June 1970, together with other members of the group, he was arrested by the KGB at the Smolny airport. In December 1970, at the "First...
Dates: 1968-1978

Spivak Family Papers and Art

 Collection
Identifier: B250
Abstract Dr. Charles Spivak was born in Russia in 1861 and died in Denver, Colorado in 1927. He arrived in New York City in 1882 and graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1893, Charles Spivak married Jennie Charsky. Because of Jennie's poor health the Spivaks moved to Denver in 1896. Dr. Spivak was a co-founder of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) and was the executive secretary from 1904 until 1927. Haim David Spivak, son of Dr. Charles and Jennie...
Dates: 1861-2010

Spivak Painting Information and Photographs, 1998

 File
Identifier: B250.03.0005.0002
Abstract

Haim David Spivak painted "The Ten Commandments" as a mural in the BMH synagogue in 1927. There are photographs of the Spivak family and the painting before it was given to the AMC Cancer Research Center. There is also an appraisal of the painting.

Dates: 1998

Susan Cooper Exhibit, 2021

 File
Identifier: B230.02.0007.0027
Abstract

File folder contains an exhibit book and a book entitled "Recollection" about Susan Cooper's art, which depicts synagogues in Poland that were destroyed during World War II. There is also a DVD of Susan Cooper exploring her artwork during an RMJHS event.

Dates: 2021

Temple Shalom (Colorado Springs, CO.), 1980-2013

 File
Identifier: B115.01.0001.0006
Abstract

(Temple) Shalom- (The Temple of) Peace

Dates: 1980-2013

The Ten Commandments, 1927

 File — Box B250.03.0002: Series B250.03 [Barcode: U186020748741]
Identifier: B250.03.0002
Abstract Oil painting "The Ten Commendments" by H. David Spivak who was the son of Dr. Charles David and Jennie Charsky Spivak. The painting was commissioned as a mural for the Beth HaMedrosh Hagodol Synagogue in Denver, Colorado. Haim David Spivak was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1893 and died in Denver, Colorado in 1932. He studied at the University of Denver, the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois and the Art Students League, New York. He was one of three co-founders of the Denver Artists...
Dates: 1927

University of Denver, 1948-1954

 File
Identifier: B187.04.0006.0001
Abstract

Alexander Kagan attended the University of Denver for various years beginning in 1948. He graduated with a Fine Arts degree in 1954. The folder contains transcripts, correspondence, and a diploma.

Dates: 1948-1954