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Allenby, Rothschild
Barry Frydlender
2000
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Born in Tel Aviv, Israeli photographer Barry Frydlender is known for his large prints composed of dozens or even hundreds of individual shots assembled on a computer. Solo exhibitions of his work have been organized in Israel, the United States, France, England, and Greece. He is the recipient of the Gerard Levy Prize, Israel Museum (1985) and the Leon Constantiner Photography Prize (2001).
Each corner of Mickie Caspi’s Seasons Ketubah represents one of the four seasons. The traditional text is framed by a mosaic of heart-shaped flowers and encircled by a quote from the Song of Songs.
When this ostensibly quiet scene was photographed, Morocco was in the throes of a struggle for independence against its French occupiers. The uprising was becoming increasingly violent, with riots…
In 1950, when this photograph was taken, much of London’s East End was in ruins, the result of heavy bombing during World War II. Its glory days as a vibrant Jewish immigrant community were over, and…