Myer Myers: Jewish silversmith in colonial New York - Barquist, David L. & Myers, Myer & Butler, Jon & Sarna, Jonathan D. & Yale University. Art Gallery & Skirball Cultural Center & Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum
Jewish silversmith in colonial New York
KORTE INHOUD
Myer Myers, a Jewish silversmith in colonial America, created outstanding works for leading members of the New York elite, and the objects made in his workshop have long been regarded as among the most important American statements of the Rococo style. These works are also valuable for the information they provide about craftsmanship, patronage, colonial Judaism, and changing cultural values in pre- and post-Revolutionary America.
This stunning catalogue presents works from Myers?s workshop in conjunction with essays by eminent authorities on his life and times, all of which shed light on significant themes and events in American culture and history. Myers?s lifelong membership in the New York Jewish community, for example, reveals much about the role of religious minorities and social toleration in eighteenth-century America, and the artifacts he created for his family and religious community provide a vivid picture of colonial Jewish life. At the same time, Myers?s career as a silversmith offers insights in...
This stunning catalogue presents works from Myers?s workshop in conjunction with essays by eminent authorities on his life and times, all of which shed light on significant themes and events in American culture and history. Myers?s lifelong membership in the New York Jewish community, for example, reveals much about the role of religious minorities and social toleration in eighteenth-century America, and the artifacts he created for his family and religious community provide a vivid picture of colonial Jewish life. At the same time, Myers?s career as a silversmith offers insights in...
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2001Uitgever: Yale University Press, New Haven/London304 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0300090579ISBN-13: 9780300090574Koop dit boek tweedehands
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2001, cloth with dust jacket, good copy [Auteur: Barquist, David L] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Yale University Press] [Jaar: 2001] [Titel: Myer Myers, Jewish Silversmith in Colonial New York / Jewish Silversmith in Colonial New York]
