Art in Zion - The Genesis of Modern National Art in Jewish Palestine

Zusatztext 'Manor has undoubtedly enriched the relatively small number of works in English on Israeli art with a book that is clear! well written and succinct and that uses a wealth of varied sources... The great advantage of this book is that it tells an intriguing story' - Yael Guilat! The Journal of Israeli History! Volume 26 Issue 1! March 2007 Informationen zum Autor Dr. Dalia Manor is an art historian and critic with special interest in modern art and national identity. She has published numerous articles! catalogues and reviews on art in Israel. She lectures in Israeli Culture at the School of Oriental and African Studies! University of London. Klappentext This work deals with the link between art and national ideology! and specifically between the artistic activity! that emerged in Jewish Palestine in the first decades of the twentieth century and the Zionist movement. Zusammenfassung Art in Zion deals with the link between art and national ideology and specifically between the artistic activity that emerged in Jewish Palestine in the first decades of the twentieth century and the Zionist movement. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations. Note on Terms! Translation and Transliteration. Introduction Part 1: The Bezalel Institute and the Myth of Origin of Israeli Art 1. Ideological Background 2. Boris Schatz Founder of Bezalel 3. The Bezalel Institute 4. The Iconography of Bezalel Art 5. A 'Hebrew Style': The Early Quest for Local Jewish Art Part 2: Art for the Nation: The Work of Reuven Rubin 6. Beginnings in Romania 7. Rubin in Palestine Part 3: The Modernists of the 1920s 8. A View from Afar: Landscapes of the Homeland 9. Orientalism! Primitivism! and Folklore: Looking at the Country's Types 10. Art and Ideas: Artists! Critics and the Role of Art. Conclusion

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• Authors: Dalia Manor, Dalia (School of Oriental and African Studi Manor, Manor Dalia
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.06.2010
• EAN: 9780415593083
• ISBN: 978-0-415-59308-3
• No. of pages: 270
• Series: Routledge Jewish Studies Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Popular Culture, HISTORY / Middle East / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Nationalism, HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine, ART / Asian / General, Middle East, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Jewish Studies, Regional Studies, Middle Eastern history, Regional / International studies, Social groups: religious groups and communities