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The Art
Collection
Paintings,
sculptures, and thousands of drawings, watercolors, and prints define
the Institute as an archival showcase for the material culture of
German-speaking Jewry. Portraits, landscapes, realistic and abstract
art attest to the universality of experience depicted by the creativity
of Jewish artists.
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The Leo
Baeck
Institute mounts exhibits in the Katherine and Clifford H. Goldsmith
Gallery on a variety of
themes illustrated with items from its own collections.
"Perils of Prominence"
explored the decisive role Jewish artists, journalists, composers, and
architects played in defining modernity in the Weimar years.
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Shanghai: Refuge for Stateless Jews" for example, took this singular
experience as the basis for a unique display of art by the
"Shanghaiers," including etchings, rare photos, and documents.
"Credit Due: Eight
German-Jewish Artists Persecuted by the Nazis"
showed beautiful canvases by artists who could never regain their
pre-war prominence. Other past exhibitions have included "Franz Kafka
and the Prague Circle," "Fighting for the Fatherland: The Patriotism of
Jews in World War I,", and "Kristallnacht in Context: What Are We
Remembering?" A listing of recent exhibitions is available
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signs of German-Jewish refugees in Shanghai, 1943 |
Material for
the
LBI art collection is frequently requested and made available on loan
to museums, galleries, and exhibitions around the world.
For questions
regarding the LBI art collection and exhibitions please contact the
curator, Ms. Renata Stein, at rstein@lbi.cjh.org.
Please follow
this link for information on the current
exhibit
at the LBI.
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