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SUMMARY:Fritz! | Early Drawings and Cartoons by Jewish Immigrant Artists\, ca. 1900-1920 Presentation by Matthew Baigell\, Rutgers University Professor Emeritus
DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, Rutgers University professor emeritus Matthew Baigell discusses early Jewish immigrant artists and cartoonists. As millions of Jews immigrated to the United States from Eastern Europe starting in the 1870s\, they brought with them not only their religious heritage but also a definitive idea of the place and value of art and aesthetics in society. Around 1900 they established a Jewish art stream separate from mainstream American art that continues to the present day. To a greater or lesser degree over the decades\, artists have continually emphasized community values\, politics\, and religious heritage.\nMatthew Baigell is professor emeritus in art history at Rutgers University. He has written\, co-authored\, and co-edited twenty-four books on mainstream American and Jewish American art. His most recent book is “Heritage: Jewish Artists in America Since 1900” (2025)\, the first book in which a continuous\, separate art stream has been identified.\nThis event is part of the online series Flight or Fight. stories of artists under repression.\nTo register\, click here.&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
URL:https://thgaac.texas.gov/calendar/event/361594
CATEGORIES:Speaking Engagements
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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