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Camille Pissarro: Impressions of City and Country - Continuing Exhibitions at the Jewish Museum
CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS
CAMILLE PISSARRO: IMPRESSIONS OF CITY AND COUNTRY
Through February 3, 2008
A founding member of the Impressionists and a master of depicting urban life and rural settings, Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) was the only artist to show his paintings in all eight of the Impressionist exhibitions from 1874 to 1886, and the only Impressionist who was Jewish. Pissarro is celebrated for his Impressionist landscapes painted in and around the villages of the French countryside surrounding Paris. He also painted more cityscapes than any other Impressionist artist. Pissarro’s continual artistic experimentation revolutionized late-19th-century art. The artist espoused an anti-bourgeois, anarchist ideology and was passionate about the plight of the working classes. Camille Pissarro: Impressions of City and Country includes nearly 50 paintings and works on paper - drawn primarily from New York City-area private collections - many of which have rarely been on public view. The exhibition examines how the painter’s artistic theories and social convictions influenced his Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist work.
ISAAC BASHEVIS SINGER AND THE LOWER EAST SIDE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY BRUCE DAVIDSON
Through February 3, 2008
Isaac Bashevis Singer and the Lower East Side: Photographs by Bruce Davidson includes 40 intimate and moving photos spanning the years 1957 to 1990. Included are selections from Davidson’s Garden Cafeteria portfolio; his portraits of the author and Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer (1904-1991), the most revered Yiddish writer of the twentieth century; and a series of photographs of Lower East Side residents. Isaac Bashevis Singer and the Lower East Side: Photographs by Bruce Davidson was organized by the Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts.
FROM THE NEW YORKER TO SHREK: THE ART OF WILLIAM STEIG
Through March 16, 2008
Known for his brilliant cartoons for The New Yorker and his award-winning children’s books, William Steig (1907-2003) was an American original whose achievements remain unparalleled. He first gained fame through his artwork for The New Yorker where he ushered in a new era by radically transforming the way cartoons were created at the magazine. In the 73 years that Steig worked for The New Yorker, more than 120 of his covers and over 1,600 of his drawings were published. Beginning in his sixties, Steig became a successful writer and illustrator of children’s literature, creating such award-winning titles as Sylvester and the Magic Pebble (1969) and Doctor De Soto (1982). His 1990 picture book Shrek! -which means “fear” in Yiddish-inspired the Academy Award-winning feature film Shrek (2001) and its two sequels - Shrek 2 (2004) and Shrek the Third (2007) - as well as an upcoming Broadway musical. The Jewish Museum presents From The New Yorker to Shrek: The Art of William Steig, the first major exhibition of the artist’s work, through March 16, 2008. Marking the centennial of Steig’s birth, the exhibition offers a rare opportunity to view over 190 original drawings, many of which have never before been on display. Museum visitors can discover art ranging from classic cartoons to psychologically charged pen-and-ink drawings, from Picassoesque portraits to geometric figure studies, and from delicately rendered sketches to vibrant watercolors. In addition, the exhibition includes several of the artist’s notebooks and sketchbooks, letters, and Steig’s preparatory dummies for children’s books. Some of the character studies and models created by animators at DreamWorks, the studio that produced the Shrek movies, are also on view. Following its New York showing, the exhibition will travel to The Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA (June 8 - September 7, 2008).
REPAIRING THE WORLD: CONTEMPORARY RITUAL ART
Through March 16, 2008
For centuries, artists have created beautiful and functional works of ceremonial art designed for use on specific Jewish holidays or rituals. Contemporary artists have used these traditional forms as starting points, while creating fresh and innovative designs that reflect the world in which they are working. Repairing the World: Contemporary Ritual Art showcases works by thirteen artists investigating a wide range of present-day issues. Many of the artists focus on feminist themes creating objects that celebrate women’s oft-neglected roles in Jewish history and in general society. Other artists explore anti-Semitism, poverty and political conflict. Artists represented in Repairing the World include Helène Aylon, Harriette Estel Berman, Zoya Cherkassky, Janet Dash, Lillian Elliott, Neil Goldberg, Phyllis Handler, Cary Leibowitz, Richard Meier, Gilda Pervin, Lucy Puls, Laurel J. Robinson, and Melissa Shiff.
SERVICES FOR VISITORS WHO ARE BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED
The Jewish Museum offers open tours of its exhibitions for visitors who are blind or partially sighted. Museum docents are trained to lead Verbal Imaging tours. All tours are free with museum admission A verbal imaging tour is being offered on Thursday, January 16 at 3:15 pm for the exhibition, Camille Pissarro: Impressions of City and Country. The Museum will offer a special evening reception on Thursday, February 7 at 5:30 pm for From The New Yorker to Shrek: The Art of William Steig. This program will include an exhibition tour, followed by a wine reception with museum staff. All evening receptions are free and require pre-registration by calling the number below. The Museum also offers verbal imaging and touch tours by appointment for groups. Large print labels are available for all special exhibitions. To arrange for a tour, the public may contact the Scheduling and Access Coordinator at 212.423.3225.
SERVICES FOR VISITORS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
The Jewish Museum offers open tours of its exhibitions for visitors who are deaf and hard of hearing. These 45-minute tours are led by a Jewish Museum docent who is accompanied by a certified sign language interpreter for the deaf. All interpreted tours are free with Museum admission. Assistive listening devices for the hard of hearing are available for all tours. The Museum will offer a special evening reception on Thursday, January 10 at 5:30 pm for Camille Pissarro: Impressions of City and Country. This program will include an exhibition tour, followed by a wine reception with museum staff. A “Tea Time” tour is scheduled for Tuesday, March 4 at 2:00 pm of From The New Yorker to Shrek: The Art of William Steig. All “Tea Time” tours and evening receptions are free and require pre-registration by calling the number below. An infrared assistive listening system for visitors who are hard of hearing is available for programs in the Museum’s S.H. and Helen R. Scheuer Auditorium. Sign interpreted tours are also available by appointment. To arrange for a tour, the public may contact the Scheduling and Access Coordinator at 212.423.3225 or TTY 212.660.1515.
GENERAL INFORMATION
INFORMATION
HOTLINE: To reach the Museum’s offices, call: 212.423.3200.
ONLINE
INFORMATION: http://www.thejewishmuseum.org
OTHER Public and Family Programs 212.423.3337
INFORMATION: The Jewish Museum’s Cooper Shop 212.423.3211
Celebrations - The Jewish Museum Design Shop 212.423.3260
MUSEUM AND CAFÉ WEISSMAN HOURS:
Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 11:00 am to 5:45 pm
Thursday 11:00 am to 8:00 pm
Friday CLOSED
CLOSED major legal and Jewish holidays
CAFÉ closes at 5:30 pm on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and at 7:30 pm Thursday. Café Weissman is closed on Friday and Saturday
NOTE: The children’s exhibition, Archaeology Zone: Discovering Treasures
from Playgrounds to Palaces, is open Sunday through Thursday (not on Saturday).
THE COOPER SHOP AND JEWISH MUSEUM DESIGN SHOP HOURS:
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 11:00 am to 5:45 pm
Thursday 11:00 am to 8:00 pm
(Design Shop closes at 5:45 pm)
Friday 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
CLOSED Saturday and major legal and Jewish holidays
ADMISSION:
Adults $12.00
Senior Citizens $10.00
Students $ 7.50
Children under 12 FREE
Jewish Museum Members FREE
Saturdays FREE
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