Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-03-11
American Artists Partici-
pate in BeZalel Exhibition
Exhibition Attracts Wide Attention

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Exhibition Attracts Wide Attention
Leading artists of America are par
ticipating in the twentieth anniver-
sary celebration Of the Bezalel School
of Arts and Crafts, by presenting to
the school museum examples of their
work. Art collectors are also con-
tributing valuable paintings from
their private collections.
Paintings and sculptures have al
ready been received from Maurice
Stern, 10 Davidson, Abraham WolEo-
witt, leo Meltziner, Maxa Nordau,
Mrs. Stephen S. Wise, A. S. Baylin-
son, Eva Bernstein, Bernar Gussow,
Saul Raskin, Reuben Lifshitz, HIrsch
Margolies, Adolph Gottlieb and Miss
Hermine L. Kleinert.
MIR. George 5. Hellman has con-
/ tributed u drawing of Benjamin
Grecnstein. Mr.. Rosenberg is con-
tributing painting of Boris Schatz,
the founder and director OF the school,
recently painted by him.
A reception will be rendered by the
committee in charge of the Bezalel
Exhibition to the artists and their
paintings and sculptures will be placed
on exhibition on the same floor as the
Bezalel Exhibition. Among these
paintings will be one by Maxa Nordau
Of her father, and Of Israel Zangwill
by Leo Meltziner.
Tuesday night of this week will be
known as DR.. Shmarya Levin night.
DR.. Levin will be present and will ad-
dress the visitors. Another evening
I this week will be known as Biaiik
night, the Hebrew poet having an
nounced his intention to be present.
Ark Chief Attraction
Among the objects on exhibition,
the Ark Of the Law has attracted the
greatest interest. This Ark was made
| by the students of the Bczglel after a
design made by Beban, a member OF
the faculty of the school, and repre-
sents ten forms of handicrafts, the
body of the Ark being made Of beaten
brass and ornamented with carved
ivory, semi-precious stones, old By
zantine cloissone, etc.
The great chair of Elijah the
Prophet is also greatly admired.
The exhibition has been visited by
many leading Jews and Christians in
New York, including DR.. and Mrs,
Stephen S. Wise, Judge Irving Lch-
man, Nathan Straus, Jr., Hon. Frank
P. Walsh, Rabbi Meyer Berlin, DR.
and Mrs. David de Sola Pool, Dr.
Abraham Walkowitz, the artist Geo
S. Hellman, and others.
Artists Represented
Among the objects on exhibition arc
paintings, sculptures, rugs, carving
in ivory and wood, canoes, applique
work, bronze reIiefs, large and small
plaques, etc, There is an interesting
bas-relief Of the late DR.. Isaac NJ
Wise, founder Of the Hebrew Unior
College, of the distinguished scholar
e Prof. Gotthard Dcutsch, Of the He
brew poet Naftali Hertz Imber, tbs
composer of Hatikvah, of Prof. Her
man Shapiro, founder Of the Jewish
National Fund, of Captain Trumplc
dor, hero of Tel Hal, Of Professor
), Otto Warburg, of h. NJ. Lilien, Hert
2enberg and Antokolski, the distm
) guished artists, and Of many interest
ing types Of jews to be found il
Palestine among the Sephardim, YEN
enites and Ashkenazim.
The committee in charge of the eX
hibition is headed by Nathan Strau.
as honorary chairman, James N Ro
senberg, chairman; Charles a. Cowan
secretary and Louis Topkis, treasurer
Among the members OF the com.
mittcc are Judge Julian W Mack, DR.
Stephen S. Wise, Louis Lipsky, Geo
n S. Hellman, Bernar Gussow, Lee
Meltzincr and many distinguished
Jews, men of affairs, artists and art
lovers.