Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Prophetic QuestCondition: NewSubtitle: The Stained Glass Windows of Jacob Landau, Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, Elkins Park, PennsylvaniaISBN-10: 0271087811EAN: 9780271087818ISBN: 9780271087818Publisher: Pennsylvania State University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 04/14/2021Description: Some of the most breathtaking art in America lies behind doors that few ever open. One such masterpiece is The Prophetic Quest, a series of ten monumental stained glass windows in the Keneseth Israel synagogue, just north of Philadelphia. This informative and exquisitely illustrated volume pulls back the curtain on this little-known work of art. Designed by the renowned American artist Jacob Landau, The Prophetic Quest encompasses ten masterful abstract pieces of stained glass that depict the lives and words of the biblical prophets, each towering nearly twenty-five feet high and spanning five feet across. Featuring essays recounting Landau’s vision, the history of his project, and detailed interpretive commentary on each window, this book presents an immersive experience of Landau’s religious masterwork. Personal reflections written by artists, art historians, poets, clergy, and congregants about their experience of The Prophetic Quest round out the volume with new ways to view and appreciate Landau’s creation. Gorgeously illustrated, this book sheds light on American synagogue art and the history of stained glass in America, and it cements Landau’s reputation as one of the leading American protest artists. The volume features essays by the editors as well as Alicia Suskin Ostriker, Rita Rosen Poley, and Lance J. Sussman, along with additional reflections from fifteen other contributors and the photography of Tom Crane. Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 292mmItem Length: 210mmItem Width: 19mmItem Weight: 1089gAuthor: Andrew D. Scrimgeour, David S. HerrstromGenre: Arts & PhotographyBook Series: DimyonotRelease Year: 2021 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: The Prophetic Quest
Title: The Prophetic Quest
Subtitle: The Stained Glass Windows of Jacob Landau, Reform Congregation Ke
ISBN-10: 0271087811
EAN: 9780271087818
ISBN: 9780271087818
Release Date: 04/14/2021
Release Year: 2021
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Arts & Photography
Number of Pages: 144 Pages
Publication Name: Prophetic Quest : The Stained Glass Windows of Jacob Landau, Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
Language: English
Publisher: Pennsylvania STATE University Press
Publication Year: 2021
Subject: Individual Artists / General, Subjects & Themes / Religious, Techniques / Pencil Drawing, Decorative Arts
Item Height: 1 in
Item Weight: 38.5 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Design, Art
Item Length: 11.6 in
Author: Andrew D. Scrimgeour, David S. Herrstrom
Item Width: 8.5 in
Series: Dimyonot Ser.: Jews and the Cultural Imagination
Format: Hardcover
