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In our secular age, the idea that the Bible could shape a modern Jewish and American artist seems odd. Samantha Baskind brilliantly shows how the Bibleboth the Jewish Bible (Tanach) and the American Bible of the Puritansechoes in Jewish American art. Looking at Jack Levine, George Segal, Audrey Flack, Larry Rivers and R. B. Kitaj, Baskind provides a sophisticated and critical reading of how religious imagery survives and flourishes in our secular world. Baskind is an author, editor and Professor of Art History at Cleveland State University. "Fascinating and beautifully written." -Gary Shteyngart
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LocationEvelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center (View)
5601 S. Braeswood Blvd.
Houston, TX 77096
United States
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