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The Nation without Art: Examining Modern Discourses on Jewish Art - Texts and Contexts
Margaret Olin
The Nation without Art: Examining Modern Discourses on Jewish Art - Texts and Contexts
Margaret Olin
Illuminates rise of paradigm of nonartistic Jew, and ways in which theorists, critics, and artists have sought to subvert, overcome, or work within it. This book examines cases that include Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts in Jerusalem, whose efforts to use art to create Jewish nationality in Palestine raise important issues of national identity.
308 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | September 1, 2007 |
ISBN13 | 9780803222335 |
Publishers | University of Nebraska Press |
Pages | 308 |
Dimensions | 219 × 140 × 17 mm · 376 g |
Language | English |