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2004 Exhibitions |
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Salon
Paintings
of the Leo Baeck Institute
December 11,
2003 through
May
13, 2004
Over the
course
of nearly 50 years, the Leo Baeck Institute has acquired a vast
collection of artwork, consisting primarily of paintings representing
aspects of the life and culture of German-speaking Jewry in the 18th
through the 20th centuries. |
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For the first
time, a selection of these paintings will be on display in an
atmosphere reminiscent of 19th century European salons.
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The exhibit will
showcase works of such prominent artists as Max Liebermann, Lesser Ury,
Julius Schulein, as well as works by artists who did not necessarily
rise to prominence. The paintings evoke the contemporary Zeitgeist as
well as the ever-changing status of the Jewish population. The
portraits, domestic scenes, countrysides and religious themes reflect
the aura of the times and the perceptions of the artists. In addition,
artifacts from the Leo Baeck Institute archives will be on display in
order to place the exhibition within a historical context. |
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Intriguing Women
July
through
November 15, 2004
The
pioneering
achievements of Jewish women in modern times cover a wide
field-including social welfare, to the arts, to medicine and physics.
The variety of their experiences is documented in letters, books,
memoirs and other written materials in the archives of the Leo Baeck
Institute, but is especially visible in the diverse imagery depicted in
the Institute's art collection. |
Martha Kaestner in Leipzig (1899)
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This exhibit
is a
tribute to the ingeniousness, creativity and perseverance with which
Jewish women have shaped their own destinies. Through necessity or
choice, these women often became both catalysts for social and
political changes and imaginative forerunners of the artistic
avant-garde.
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Rahel
Hirsch (1870-1953) in the laboratory
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Many of the
works on display-including rare documents, unpublished manuscripts and
critically acclaimed publications from the holdings of the Leo Baeck
Institute-attest to the spirit, courage and competence of these largely
unknown and unacknowledged women. While we may not know them by name,
we do know that the feminist movement is but one aspect of their
astonishing legacy. |
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