Masterworks of the Jewish Museum
By: Maurice Berger and Joan Rosenbaum ; with entries by Vivian B. Mann, Norman L. Kleeblatt, and the staff of the Jewish Museum
Contributors: Berger, Maurice, 1956-; Rosenbaum, Joan; Mann, Vivian B.; Kleeblatt, Norman L.
Publisher: Jewish Museum; Yale University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York; New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9780300102925
Subjects: The Jewish Museum; Jewish art; Art; Meesterwerken; Jewish Museum (New York, N.Y.); Catalogs; Art juif; Kunstvoorwerpen
Description: "Masterworks of The Jewish Museum begins with two complementary essays: a lively overview of the museum's history by Joan Rosenbaum, documenting the evolution of the collection and the key figures who founded the institution; and a provocative discussion by Maurice Berger of the museum's significance within the context of collecting and exhibiting practices over the past century. The book features a range of artworks grouped thematically into four categories: memory and history; spirituality and faith; society and politics; and portraiture and identity. Each work is accompanied by a short essay providing description and interpretation. Together the reproductions and informative text reveal how Jewish culture has evolved through the centuries and across continents."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Published in celebration of the centennial of the Jewish Museum, which was founded in 1904.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-248) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreward / Joan Rosenbaum; title: The Jewish museum and its history / Joan Rosenbaum; title: Museum without walls / Maurice Berger; title: The collection of the Jewish Museum; title: Memory and history; title: Spirituality and faith; title: Society and politics; title: Portraiture and identity.