THE JEWISH MUSEUM INAUGURAL EXHIBITION 1947 Announcement/ Catalog. RARE Judaica

Description: THE JEWISH MUSEUM INAUGURAL EXHIBITION 1947 Announcement/ Catalog. RARE Judaica THE JEWISH MUSEUM INAUGURAL EXHIBITION THE GIVING OF THE LAW AND THE TEN COMMANDMENTS Jewish Art Of Late Antiquity Works Of Contemporary Artists The Torah In Synagogue Art The Jewish Museum, New York, 1947. Illustrated wrappers, octavo, unpaginated with 32 pages, photgraphs. Original announcement of the opening of the museum and description of the first exhibition held by the Jewish Museum in its new headquarters at 1109 Fifth Aveue, featuring historical and contemporary pieces related to the Torah and the Decalogue in Synagogue Art. Includes essays: “our opening exhibit” by Stephen Kayser, “History of the Seminary Collections” by Guido Schoenberger and “The Jew in Art” by Sam Lewisohn. The exhibition opened in May 1947 and concluded in January 1948. First Jewish Museum in U.S. to Be Opened in N.Y. by Jewish Theological Seminary May 5, 1947 The first Jewish Museum in the United States, and probably the largest in the world, will be opened to the public on Thursday, under the auspices of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, it was announced last night by Dr. Louis Finkelstein, president of the seminary, and Dr. Stephen S. Kayser, Curator of the museum. The museum is housed in the former home of Mrs. Felix Warburg, who presented the six story structure in 1944 for this purpose. The museum will display and promote all forms of artistic expression in the Jewish tradition–painting, sculpture, architecture, music and letters. The central theme of the inaugural exhibition will be “The Giving of the Law and the Ten Commandments.” Two days of ceremonies will precede the opening to the public on Thursday. The board of directors, board of overseers and faculties of the Seminary, and invited guests will attend a preview of the exhibits on Tuesday evening, May 6. The formal dedication will take place on Wednesday evening, May 7. From The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency CONDITION: Very Good. (Front cover has art museum label and stamp at top margin, black ink masked spot at bottom of title page and top of last page, gentle crease on rear wrapper and text pages.) Check our other auctions and store listings for additional unusual items Check our other auctions and store listings for additional unusual items Listing and template services provided by inkFrog

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