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The Jewish Museum Continues New Exhibition Series with COLLECTION TABLEAUX, 11/23

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Collection Tableaux has been organized by Ruth Beesch, Deputy Director for Program Administration.

On Thursday, November 29 at 1 pm, Beth Lipman will speak about her work and Collection Tableaux. This artist's talk is free with Museum admission.

Isidor Kaufmann (Austrian, b. Hungary, 1853-1921) was known for his portraits and genre paintings of religiously devout Jews in the provinces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He studied at the Budapest Drawing School and the Vienna Academy and received honors from Emperor Franz Josef, as well as the German emperor and the Russian czar.

Beth Lipman (American, b. 1971) lives and works in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. Her work in glass, including site-specific installations, is in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the Corning Museum of Glass, The Museum of Art and Design, and The Smithsonian American Art Museum, among others.

Izhar Patkin (Israeli, b. 1955) moved to the United States in 1977 and achieved recognition for his rubber curtain paintings in the 1987 Whitney Biennial. His work, often large-scale installations and series, has been collected by international institutions, including The Museum of Modern Art; The Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and The Tel Aviv Museum.

Studio Armadillo, a Tel Aviv-based design collective, was founded by Hadas Kruk (Israeli, b. 1970) and Anat Stein (Israeli, b. 1972), and in 2002 also included Sharon Samish-Dagan (Israeli, b. 1971). Known for its modernist, often whimsical designs for household and industrial objects, it has also produced a line of contemporary Judaica.

Widely admired for its exhibitions and collections that inspire people of all backgrounds, The Jewish Museum is one of the world's preeminent institutions devoted to exploring the intersection of art and Jewish culture from ancient to modern times. The Jewish Museum organizes a diverse schedule of internationally acclaimed and award-winning temporary exhibitions as well as dynamic and engaging programs for families, adults, and school groups. The Museum was established in 1904, when Judge Mayer Sulzberger donated 26 ceremonial art objects to The Jewish Theological Seminary of America as the core of a museum collection. Today, the Museum maintains a collection of 26,000 objects - paintings, sculpture, works on paper, photographs, archaeological artifacts, ritual objects, and broadcast media.

The Jewish Museum is located at 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street, New York City. Museum hours are Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, 11am to 5:45pm; Thursday, 11am to 8pm; and Friday, 11am to 4pm. Museum admission is $12.00 for adults, $10.00 for senior citizens, $7.50 for students, free for children under 12 and Jewish Museum members. Admission is free on Saturdays. For information on The Jewish Museum, the public may call 212.423.3200 or visit TheJewishMuseum.org.

Artwork: Izhar Patkin, Salonière, 1998, collage on paper. The Jewish Museum, NY: Purchase: Fine Arts Acquisitions Committee Fund.

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