Art and Artifacts. Collection.

Title: Art and Artifacts

ID: RG 101

Subjects (links to similar collections)

Forms of Material (links to similar genres)

Art & Artifacts - Caricatures and cartoons
Art & Artifacts - Drawings
Art & Artifacts - Paintings
Art & Artifacts - Portraits
Art & Artifacts - Prints
Documents - Books
Documents - Collection
Documents - Exhibition catalogs
Documents - Postcards
Posters - Poster

Administrative Information

Restrictions: The collection is open by special permission and by appointment with the Chief Archivist. Researchers should write to archives@yivo.cjh.org to inquire about access to the collection.

Rights:

The images, documents, film footage, audio materials, and texts displayed in any portion of this web site may be copyrighted. Permission to use this web site is given on condition that the user agrees to follow U.S. copyright laws. The user agrees that she or he assumes liability for any copyright violations resulting from unauthorized use of items appearing on this web site and to hold YIVO harmless from any action involving copyright infringement. It is the responsibility of the user to carry out a due diligence search under U.S. c opyright laws to determine the copyright status of items displayed on this web site.

The materials on this web site may be used for personal, research and educational purposes only. Publication (including posting on the Internet and online exhibitions) or any other use without prior authorization is prohibited. To request permission for use of these materials, please apply in writing to: YIVO Archives, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011, archives@yivo.cjh.org.

Restrictions: The collection is open by appointment with the Chief Archivist. Researchers should write to the Chief Archivist at archives@yivo.cjh.org to request an appointment.

Other Note

In-house Card Catalog, English
material repackaged

Description:

While the Collection of Art and Artifacts includes works and artifacts from many countries, the art works displayed in this website focus on works relating to and produced in Poland in the period before World War II or on artists who visited Poland or created artworks about themes relating to Polish Jewish life.

The collection of Art and Artifacts consists of original art works, reproductions, and historical artifacts. Included are woodcuts, engravings, linoleum cuts, etchings, silkscreens, lithographs, drawings, paintings, watercolors and mixed media. In addition to fine art works, there are also functional art works, such as theater drawings, costume and stage designs; political cartoons; and Jewish ceremonial art such as mizrahs, ketubot, Torah curtain designs, megilot. Themes include: landscapes and shtetl scenes in Eastern Europe; Jewish holidays; Jewish types; portraits of individuals; Yiddish theater.

Artists whose work includes Polish Jewish themes or are considered Polish Jewish artists, include: Henryk Berlewi, Joseph Budko, J. Foshko, Hirschfang, Leib Kadison, Ephraim Kaganowski, Arthur Kolnik, E.M. Lilien, Marek Szwarc, Shloyme Yudovin.

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