Warhol's Jews : Ten Portraits Reconsidered

by Richard Meyer; With contributions by Gabriel de Guzman

• ISBN13: 9780300141153
• ISBN10: 0300141157
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2008-08-26
• Publisher: Jewish Museum

Summary

"Upon their first appearance in 1980, Andy Warhol's ten portraits of twentieth-century Jews were greeted with both adoration and hostility. Why did Warhol, an artist who otherwise displayed little interest in Jewish culture or causes, create a series devoted to eminent Jews at this moment in his career." "Warhol's Jews: Ten Portraits Reconsidered examines this controversial series of silk-screen paintings and prints in the context of the artist's late career, delving into Warhol's refashioning of portraiture, his deep interest in repetitive art forms, and his embrace of commercialism. The text also discusses the artist's fascinating process of selecting his subjects." "This volume includes an incisive essay by art historian Richard Meyer, a beautifully illustrated dossier with discussions of the ten Jewish subjects and images of related prints and source photographs, and a timeline detailing the history of the series. Warhol's Jews: Ten Portraits Reconsidered offers a rare opportunity to explore at length a discrete group of works in the artist's vast oeuvre."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Richard Meyer is associate professor of art history at the University of Southern California. Gabriel de Guzman is curatorial assistant at The Jewish Museum.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 6
Warhol's Jews	p. 8
Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century: A Dossier	p. 35
Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century: A Timeline	p. 56
Exhibition Checklist	p. 61
Acknowledgments	p. 63
Illustration Credits	p. 64
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