Traces of a Jewish Artist: The Lost Life and Work of Rahel Szalit
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Description
This is the first ever book on Rahel Szalit (1888–1942), one of the best-known Jewish women artists in Weimar Berlin. Szalit was a sought-after illustrator and painter who was murdered in the Holocaust and was all but lost to history. Szalit’s fascinating life demonstrates how women artists gained access to Jewish and avant-garde movements by experimenting with different media and genres. Drawing on a range of sources from 35 archives in 7 countries (Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Austria, France, Israel, and the US), this biography recovers Szalit’s life and presents a representative collection of her art, bringing Szalit into the larger conversation about Jewish artists, Expressionism, and modern art.
ISBN
978-0-271-09559-2
Publication Date
3-12-2024
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
City
University Park
Department 1
German; Art; Judaic Studies; Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Recommended Citation
Wallach, Kerry, "Traces of a Jewish Artist: The Lost Life and Work of Rahel Szalit" (2024). Gettysburg College Faculty Books. 198.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/books/198