Irwin Hoffman: Etcher of Workers
Introduction When I first bought prints by Irwin Hoffman, he was still...
Arieh Allweil’s Lamentation
INTRODUCTION Lamentation is the fourth and last book that Arieh Allweil (1901-1967)...
Arieh Allweil: Scroll of Esther
Introduction If only I had a better sense of timing! If I...
Arieh Allweil: Scroll of Ruth
Introduction Last summer when I first began my communication with Ruth Sperling...
American Jewish Artists: Pre-1947
Introduction After devoting a blog post on Die Bibel by Bruno Goldschmitt,...
Bruno Goldschmitt’s “Die Bibel”
Introduction For a blogger who has devoted considerable effort to present Jewish...
Arieh Allweil: Touring the Land
introduction This ART I SEE blog post, the sixth on the artist...
Second-chance Commode
Introduction It doesn’t make any sense that, after I purchased the above...
Ariel Allweil: Anonymous Jew
INTRODUCTION This ART I SEE post, the fifth on the publications of...
Brangwyn & Eby on WWI
Introduction Ever since I acquired a copy of Herbert Furst’s book The...
Arieh Allweil: Tumultuous Suite of lithographs
Introduction Twenty-three-year-old artist Arieh Allweil created a remarkable and in someways terrifying...
Stefan Berg: Architecture of Music
INTRODUCTion I was so impressed by a paperback edition of a wordless...
Arieh Allweil: The Book of Amos: Part 1
introduction This ART I SEE blog post focuses on The Book of...
Harry Gottlieb’s “Coal Pickers’
Discovery The object of this blog post is about the coal culture...
Introducing Arieh Allweil
INTRODUCTION Last April the Israeli book dealer from whom I bought Erich...