jewish museum under the auspices of the jewish theological seminary of america yale university press (14 results)

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Oblong quarto in dust jacket, xiv, 107 pp., color photos througout, artist biographies, exhibition checklist, notes, slelected bibliography, contriobutors, index, illustrtion credits Foreword by Joan Rosenbaum. Articles are "Beyond Boundaries, Witin Borders," Andy Grundberg, "Concerning Life in Israel," Nissan N. Perez and "A Matter of Place," Susan Tumarkin Goodman.

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Royal octavo, glossy paper covered boards, xiv, 138 pp., color photos, exhibition checklist, notes, bibliography, contributors, acknowledgements, index Foreword by Joan Rosenbaum. Preface by Arnold Eisen. Articles are "Chopping Noodles: The Art of Jewish Practice," Daniel Belasco, "'How Can I Simply Throw Away These Shoes That Have Served Me So Well?' Recycling and Jewish Ritual, "Heaven and Earth: Some Notes on New Jewish Ritual," Danya Ruttenberg, "A Cultural Timeline, 1994-2008," Tamar Rubin.

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Quarto in dust jacket, illustrated endpapers, xii, 196 pp., color and b/w illustrations throughout, notes, bibliography, contributors, illustrators credits, index Foreword by Maurice Sendak. With contributions by Robert Cottingham, Edward Sorel, Jeanne Steig and Maggie Steig.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 104 pages; Description: xiv, 104 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 x 28 cm. Subjects: Photography, Artistic --Photography --Israel --Video art --Israel --Exhibitions. Notes: Catalog of an exhibition of the same name organized by the Jewish Museum and presented from March 9 to August 5, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 97) and index. Book Description: Through the camera lens, contemporary Israeli and non-Israeli artists view Israel today from a broad range of perspectives. Their photographs and videos, all created since 2000, represent the life and culture of a nation where political realities influence every aspect of creative culture and where individual identities evolve in complex ways. 1 Kg.

First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in the publisher's decorated cloth. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 261 pages; Physical description; xvii, 261 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., ports. ; 25 cm. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Jewish Museum in New York and three other institutions between Oct. 31, 2010 and May 13, 2012. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Houdini's transformation in visual culture / Brooke Kamin Rapaport -- The immigrant world of Harry Houdini / Alan Brinkley -- Houdini's the rabbi's son / Kenneth Silverman -- Bess : the magician's assistant, the magician's wife / Hasia R. Diner -- Drawings by Raymond Pettibon -- Considering Houdini : interviews / E.L. Doctorow . [et al.] -- The many lives of Harry and Bess Houdini : a chronology / Gabriel de Guzman -- Houdini's magic apparatus : needle threading, handcuffs, metamorphosis trunk, milk can, water torture cell, straitjacket. Summary; Illustrates Harry Houdini's life and career, covering his daring escapes, cinematic escapades, Broadway career, secretive personal life, and influence on Andy Warhol, Matthew Barney, and Edward Hopper.Born Ehrich Weiss in Budapest, Hungary, Harry Houdini (1874-1926) was a rabbi's son who became one of the 20th century's most famous performers. His gripping theatrical presentations and heart-stopping outdoor spectacles attracted unprecedented crowds, and his talent for self-promotion and provocation captured headlines on both sides of the Atlantic. Though Houdini's work has earned him a place in the cultural pantheon, the details of his personal life and public persona are subjects of equal fascination. His success was both cause for celebration in the Jewish community and testament to his powers of self-reinvention. In Houdini: Art and Magic, essays on the artist's life and work are accompanied by interviews with novelist E. L. Doctorow, magician Teller (of Penn and Teller), and contemporary artists including Raymond Pettibon and Matthew Barney, documenting Houdini's evolution and influence from the late 19th century to the present. Beautifully illustrated with a range of visual material, including Houdini's own diaries, iconic handcuffs, and straitjacket, alongside rare period posters, prints, and photographs, this book brings Houdini-both the myth and the man-back to life. Biography; Brooke Kamin Rapaport is a curator and writer. Alan Brinkley is the Allan Nevins Professor of History at Columbia University. Gabriel de Guzman is Neubauer Family Foundation Curatorial Assistant at The Jewish Museum. Hasia R. Diner is Paul S. and Sylvia Steinberg Professor of American Jewish History at New York University. Kenneth Silverman is professor emeritus at New York University. Subjects; Houdini, Harry 1874-1926 - Influence. Identity (Psychology) in art - Exhibitions. Art and popular culture - United States - History - 20th century - Exhibitions. Art and popular culture - United States - History - 21st century - Exhibitions. Escape artists - United States - Biography - Exhibitions. Jews - United States - Biography - Exhibitions. 1 Kg.

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. Quarto in dust jacket, xiv, 226 pp., b/w phootos, color illustrations, artist biographies, timeline, glossary, exhibition checklist, notes, bibliography, contributors, index Foreword by Joan Rosenbaum. Articles are "Soviet Jewish Theater in a World of Moral Compromise," Goodman, "The Political Context of Jewish Theater and Culture in the Soviet Union," Zvi Gitelman, "Habima and 'Biblical Theater,'" Vladislav Ivanov, "Yiddish Constructivism: The Art of the Moscow State Yiddish Theater," Jeffrey Veidlinger, "Art and Theater," Barbara Harshav, "Habima and Goset: An Illustrated Chronicle.".

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Soft cover. Condition: As New. BooK: As New/, 2009 (illustrator). 1st Edition. BooK: As New/, $29.77 9780873342025 CHAGALL and the ARTISTS of the RUSSIAN JEWISH THEATER * GOODMAN, Susan Tumarkin; GITELMAN, Ziv; HARSHAV, Benjamin; IVANOV, Valdislav; VEIDLINGER, Jeffrey Jewish Museum Under Auspices of Jewish Theological Seminary of America Yale University Press New Haven ~ London 2009 1sT Edition, 1sT Printing Tall Wide Thick S/c. Yellow Tones / Dark Grey / Light Grey / Maroon Pictorial Spine With Title In Black And 0ff~White Letters, Soft Cover BooK: As New/, Slightest Shelf, Edge And Corner Wear. 226 Numbered Pages Printed On Off~White Paper That Are Clean And Tight To The Spine In As New / Condition. D/j: None. This Item Will Be Sent Wrapped In Plastic, Taped Shut And In A = Corrugated Mailing B0X = To Prevent Shipping Damage So That It Will Arrive In The Description Described Which Applies To This B00K, Only. = No Odors, No Writing, No Names, No Rippling, Not Stuck Together, No Book Plate, Not X~Library, No Other Marks. = Will Make It, An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection, Or As A Gift, For The Discriminating Reader / Collector. = WORLD WIDE SHIPPING, AVAILABLE *.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 104 pages; Description: xiv, 104 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 x 28 cm. Subjects: Photography, Artistic --Photography --Israel --Video art --Israel --Exhibitions. Notes: Catalog of an exhibition of the same name organized by the Jewish Museum and presented from March 9 to August 5, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 97) and index. Book Description: Through the camera lens, contemporary Israeli and non-Israeli artists view Israel today from a broad range of perspectives. Their photographs and videos, all created since 2000, represent the life and culture of a nation where political realities influence every aspect of creative culture and where individual identities evolve in complex ways. 1 Kg.

First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in the publisher's decorated cloth. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 261 pages; Physical description; xvii, 261 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., ports. ; 25 cm. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Jewish Museum in New York and three other institutions between Oct. 31, 2010 and May 13, 2012. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Houdini's transformation in visual culture / Brooke Kamin Rapaport -- The immigrant world of Harry Houdini / Alan Brinkley -- Houdini's the rabbi's son / Kenneth Silverman -- Bess : the magician's assistant, the magician's wife / Hasia R. Diner -- Drawings by Raymond Pettibon -- Considering Houdini : interviews / E.L. Doctorow . [et al.] -- The many lives of Harry and Bess Houdini : a chronology / Gabriel de Guzman -- Houdini's magic apparatus : needle threading, handcuffs, metamorphosis trunk, milk can, water torture cell, straitjacket. Summary; Illustrates Harry Houdini's life and career, covering his daring escapes, cinematic escapades, Broadway career, secretive personal life, and influence on Andy Warhol, Matthew Barney, and Edward Hopper.Born Ehrich Weiss in Budapest, Hungary, Harry Houdini (1874-1926) was a rabbi's son who became one of the 20th century's most famous performers. His gripping theatrical presentations and heart-stopping outdoor spectacles attracted unprecedented crowds, and his talent for self-promotion and provocation captured headlines on both sides of the Atlantic. Though Houdini's work has earned him a place in the cultural pantheon, the details of his personal life and public persona are subjects of equal fascination. His success was both cause for celebration in the Jewish community and testament to his powers of self-reinvention. In Houdini: Art and Magic, essays on the artist's life and work are accompanied by interviews with novelist E. L. Doctorow, magician Teller (of Penn and Teller), and contemporary artists including Raymond Pettibon and Matthew Barney, documenting Houdini's evolution and influence from the late 19th century to the present. Beautifully illustrated with a range of visual material, including Houdini's own diaries, iconic handcuffs, and straitjacket, alongside rare period posters, prints, and photographs, this book brings Houdini-both the myth and the man-back to life. Biography; Brooke Kamin Rapaport is a curator and writer. Alan Brinkley is the Allan Nevins Professor of History at Columbia University. Gabriel de Guzman is Neubauer Family Foundation Curatorial Assistant at The Jewish Museum. Hasia R. Diner is Paul S. and Sylvia Steinberg Professor of American Jewish History at New York University. Kenneth Silverman is professor emeritus at New York University. Subjects; Houdini, Harry 1874-1926 - Influence. Identity (Psychology) in art - Exhibitions. Art and popular culture - United States - History - 20th century - Exhibitions. Art and popular culture - United States - History - 21st century - Exhibitions. Escape artists - United States - Biography - Exhibitions. Jews - United States - Biography - Exhibitions. 1 Kg.

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. Physical description; xiii, 226 p.: ill. (some col.); 30 cm. Notes; Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Jewish Museum, N.Y., Nov. 9, 2008-Mar. 22, 2009 and at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, Apr. 19-Sept. 7, 2009. Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-218) and index. Contents; Soviet Jewish theater in a world of moral compromise / Susan Tumarkin Goodman -- The political context of Jewish theater and culture in the Soviet Union / Zvi Gitelman -- Habima and "Biblical theater" / Vladislav Ivanov -- Yiddish constructivism : the art of the Moscow State Yiddish Theater / Jeffrey Veidlinger -- Art and theater / Benjamin Harshav -- Habima and Goset: an illustrated chronicle. Summary; Shortly after the Bolshevik Revolution, Soviet Jewish theaters became catalysts for modernist experimentation. Working with avant-garde playwrights, actors, and producers in a new political environment, artists such as Marc Chagall, Natan Altman, Robert Falk, and Aleksandr Tyshler combined Russian folk art with elements of Cubo-Futurism and Constructivism into a bold new style. This collaboration gave rise to extraordinary productions with highly original stage designs that redefined the concept of theater itself. From the Jewish mythical and folkloric plays produced at Habima to the daring, expressionistic Yiddish dramas presented at the Moscow State Yiddish Theater (GOSET), this beautifully illustrated book chronicles the flourishing of Soviet Jewish theater in the 1920s and 1930s. Spanning such topics as Jewish culture and history in the Soviet Union, the volume includes stunning reproductions of Chagall's celebrated theater murals; fascinating archival materials such as posters, prints, and playbills; designs for costumes and sets; and many other breathtaking works. Subjects; Chagall, Marc 1887-1985 - Exhibitions. Jewish theater - Soviet Union - History - Exhibitions. Theater, Yiddish - Soviet Union - History - Exhibitions. Theaters - Stage-setting and scenery - Soviet Union - History - Exhibitions. Scene painting - Soviet Union - Exhibitions. Theater, Yiddish - Russia (Federation) - Moscow - Exhibitions. Theatre, Russian - 20th century. Technical & background skills; Jewish studies. History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -. Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe). Inter-war period, 1918-1939. ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945). ART / European. PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism. 1.3 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Excellent condition. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. xi, 244 pp. Dustjacket.

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. Physical description; xiii, 226 p.: ill. (some col.); 30 cm. Notes; Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Jewish Museum, N.Y., Nov. 9, 2008-Mar. 22, 2009 and at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, Apr. 19-Sept. 7, 2009. Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-218) and index. Contents; Soviet Jewish theater in a world of moral compromise / Susan Tumarkin Goodman -- The political context of Jewish theater and culture in the Soviet Union / Zvi Gitelman -- Habima and "Biblical theater" / Vladislav Ivanov -- Yiddish constructivism : the art of the Moscow State Yiddish Theater / Jeffrey Veidlinger -- Art and theater / Benjamin Harshav -- Habima and Goset: an illustrated chronicle. Summary; Shortly after the Bolshevik Revolution, Soviet Jewish theaters became catalysts for modernist experimentation. Working with avant-garde playwrights, actors, and producers in a new political environment, artists such as Marc Chagall, Natan Altman, Robert Falk, and Aleksandr Tyshler combined Russian folk art with elements of Cubo-Futurism and Constructivism into a bold new style. This collaboration gave rise to extraordinary productions with highly original stage designs that redefined the concept of theater itself. From the Jewish mythical and folkloric plays produced at Habima to the daring, expressionistic Yiddish dramas presented at the Moscow State Yiddish Theater (GOSET), this beautifully illustrated book chronicles the flourishing of Soviet Jewish theater in the 1920s and 1930s. Spanning such topics as Jewish culture and history in the Soviet Union, the volume includes stunning reproductions of Chagall's celebrated theater murals; fascinating archival materials such as posters, prints, and playbills; designs for costumes and sets; and many other breathtaking works. Subjects; Chagall, Marc 1887-1985 - Exhibitions. Jewish theater - Soviet Union - History - Exhibitions. Theater, Yiddish - Soviet Union - History - Exhibitions. Theaters - Stage-setting and scenery - Soviet Union - History - Exhibitions. Scene painting - Soviet Union - Exhibitions. Theater, Yiddish - Russia (Federation) - Moscow - Exhibitions. Theatre, Russian - 20th century. Technical & background skills; Jewish studies. History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -. Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe). Inter-war period, 1918-1939. ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945). ART / European. PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism. 1.3 Kg.