What: The Jewish Museum's Special Exhibit of Warhol's Jews: Ten Portraits Reconsidered
This exhibition of Andy Warhol's ten "Jewish genius" paintings from 1980, presented 28 years after their initial showing at The Jewish Museum. Warhol’s iconic portraits attest to the lasting achievements and fame of these singular figures.
Andy Warhol's Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century (1980) depict renowned luminaries of Jewish culture: Sarah Bernhardt, Louis Brandeis, Martin Buber, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, George Gershwin, Franz Kafka, The Marx Brothers, Golda Meir and Gertrude Stein.
Warhol referred to this pantheon of great thinkers, politicians, performers, and writers as his "Jewish geniuses." Warhol's iconic portraits attest to the lasting achievements and fame of these singular figures. Originally published as a portfolio of silkscreen prints on paper, Warhol was so pleased with the commercial success of his Ten Portraits that he decided to create additional versions of the series as silkscreen paintings on canvas. The Jewish Museum initially showed three sets of paintings and an edition of prints in the fall of 1980. On view in this exhibition are one of the five complete sets of ten paintings, an edition of the final print portfolio, several sketches, a preparatory collage, and the photographs that Warhol used as source images, offering new insights into their development and historical context.
When: March 16, 2008 - August 03, 2008
Where:
The Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street
New York, New York 10128
Phone: (212) 423-3200
Hours:
Sat - Wed 11:00 am - 5:45 pm
Thurs 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday Closed
Special hours for Children's & Media Center exhibitons open Sun-Thurs
Price/Fee:
Adults: $12
Seniors/over 65: $10
Students: $7.50
Children under 12: Free
Jewish Museum Members: Free
This exhibition of Andy Warhol's ten "Jewish genius" paintings from 1980, presented 28 years after their initial showing at The Jewish Museum. Warhol’s iconic portraits attest to the lasting achievements and fame of these singular figures.
Andy Warhol's Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century (1980) depict renowned luminaries of Jewish culture: Sarah Bernhardt, Louis Brandeis, Martin Buber, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, George Gershwin, Franz Kafka, The Marx Brothers, Golda Meir and Gertrude Stein.
Warhol referred to this pantheon of great thinkers, politicians, performers, and writers as his "Jewish geniuses." Warhol's iconic portraits attest to the lasting achievements and fame of these singular figures. Originally published as a portfolio of silkscreen prints on paper, Warhol was so pleased with the commercial success of his Ten Portraits that he decided to create additional versions of the series as silkscreen paintings on canvas. The Jewish Museum initially showed three sets of paintings and an edition of prints in the fall of 1980. On view in this exhibition are one of the five complete sets of ten paintings, an edition of the final print portfolio, several sketches, a preparatory collage, and the photographs that Warhol used as source images, offering new insights into their development and historical context.
When: March 16, 2008 - August 03, 2008
Where:
The Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street
New York, New York 10128
Phone: (212) 423-3200
Hours:
Sat - Wed 11:00 am - 5:45 pm
Thurs 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday Closed
Special hours for Children's & Media Center exhibitons open Sun-Thurs
Price/Fee:
Adults: $12
Seniors/over 65: $10
Students: $7.50
Children under 12: Free
Jewish Museum Members: Free
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