The Art and Artists of the Fifth Zionist Congress, 1901 - Heralds of a New Age (Hardcover, New)

Martin Buber and friends successfully lobbied the congress for inclusion of cultural Zionism into the official agenda of the Zionist organization, resulting in the establishment of the Bezalel Art Institute in Jerusalem in 1905. In the first book of its kind, Gilya Gerda Schmidt places this art exhibition in the context of political Zionism as well as anti-Semitism. Jews had been denied the opportunity to be creative, and religious Zionists feared that Jewish culture would usurp religion within the Zionist movement. Hermann Struck, an artist and Orthodox Jew, became a founding member of the religious Zionist Party, further supporting Buber's assertion that culture and religion were not at odds. The forty-eight works of art in the exhibition were created by eleven artists, all but two of whom were famous in their lifetime. Until now, their works had been largely forgotten. In the last decade, contributing artistsEphraim Lilien, Lesser Ury, Jozef Israels, Struck, and Maurycy Gottliebhave enjoyed a revival of their work.

General

Imprint:	Syracuse University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Judaic Traditions in LIterature, Music, and Art
Release date:	October 2003
First published:	2004
Authors:	Gilya G. Schmidt
Dimensions:	240 x 159 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	296
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8156-3030-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-8156-3030-1
Barcode:	9780815630302

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