Saturday November 19, 2011
11:00AM - 6:55PM
The Hanukkah Lamp: Modernist Style and the Jewish Experience
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November 19, 2011 – January 15, 2012
This exhibition features a selection of Hanukkah lamps from the Aaron Ha’Tell Collection, Wilmette and offers a unique perspective on the making and production of artifacts at a moment in time marked by profound transformation for the individual makers. For refugees from Europe who came to British-mandate Palestine, the making of these lamps was a process that encouraged reflection on the history of a holiday as well as a tool for coming to terms with new and unfamiliar experiences. Far from being merely a formal element, modernist style was a reminder of their Europe, brutally dismantled by Nazism.
This exhibition features a selection of Hanukkah lamps from the Aaron Ha’Tell Collection, Wilmette and offers a unique perspective on the making and production of artifacts at a moment in time marked by profound transformation for the individual makers. For refugees from Europe who came to British-mandate Palestine, the making of these lamps was a process that encouraged reflection on the history of a holiday as well as a tool for coming to terms with new and unfamiliar experiences. Far from being merely a formal element, modernist style was a reminder of their Europe, brutally dismantled by Nazism.
For More Information:
Location/Venue:
Loyola University Museum of Art
Address:
820 North Michigan Avenue
City:
Chicago
Zip/Postal:
60611
Contact Name:
Rhoda Rosen
Phone:
312.915.7608
Email:
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