Facing the New World: Jewish Portraits in Colonial and Federal America by Richard Brilliant

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Facing the New World: Jewish Portraits in Colonial and Federal America by Richard Brilliant

A comprehensive study of American Jewish portraits created from approximately 1700 to the 1830s. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at The Jewish Museum/NYC/1997-8. In addition to works by known American artists, there are portraits by unknown folk-artists and some comparative paintings of non-Jewish subjects; plus, examples of early American drawings, silhouettes, decorative arts, and Jewish ritual objects.

Richard Brilliant is an art history and archaeology professor emeritus and the Anna S. Columbia University's Garbedian Professor of Humanities His works include Visual Narratives, My Laocoön, and Portraiture, the latter of which was also published by Reaktion Books.

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ISBN 13 9783791318639
ISBN 10 3791318632
Title Facing the New World: Jewish Portraits in Colonial and Federal America
Author Richard Brilliant
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Prestel
Year published 1997-10-27
Number of pages 15
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.