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Shahn frequently based his paintings on his own photographs. East Side Soap Box is based on a photo of Jewish workers protesting in Madison Square Park in Manhattan. The Yiddish sign reads: “Nature…
Contributor:
Ben Shahn
Places:
New York City, United States of America
Date:
1936
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The ceiling and wall paintings in the baroque-style Kupa Synagogue in Kraków, which dates from 1643, were damaged during World War II and in a pogrom that occurred in August 1945 immediately following…
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Artist Unknown
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Kraków, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Kraków, Poland)
Date:
17th Century
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Born in Halberstadt, northern Germany, Alexander David (1687–1765) served as Court Jew to Duke Anton Ulrich of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, providing the ducal court with luxury items as well as banking…
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Artist Unknown
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Braunschweig, Holy Roman Empire (Braunschweig, Germany)
Date:
ca. 1750