Old-New Land: Abel Pann Paints the Bible
The Exhibition Site
October 9, 2003-June 19, 2004Location: Unspecified location
Artist: Abel Pann
Curator: Yigal Zalmona, Chief Curator-at-Large, Tami Manor-Friedman, Guest Curator, Curator: Nissan N. Perez, Horace and Grace Goldsmith Senior Curator of Photography
Media: Paintings, graphics, and photography
For the first time in Israel, a comprehensive exhibition of the work of Abel Pann (1883-1963), on of the pioneers of Israeli art, best known for his vivid depictions of biblical characters. The exhibition prsents works from his early days in Odessa, through his years as a successful artist in Paris and the United States to his position as one of the Bezalel School's most influential teachers, alongside his paintigs of the 1915 pogroms in Eastern Europe