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Gilded Lions and Jeweled HorsesAmerica’s Carousel History and Jewish CultureEdited by Jennifer L. PriceGilded Lions and Jeweled Horses: The Synagogue to the Carousel is a groundbreaking exhibition that tells the story of a little-known aspect of American carousel history and its connection to Jewish visual culture. This exhibition will be on view at the American Folk Art Museum in New York, from October 2, 2007 through March 23, 2008. Approximately one hundred splendid and rarely exhibited artworks are on loan from public and private collections from the U.S. and Israel. The exhibition will travel to the Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, New York, from May 24 to September 1, 2008.
A number of education programs have been arranged in conjunction with the exhibition. A collaborative field trip with the Eldridge Street Project (October 10), Perspectives on Jewish Woodcarving panel discussion (October 24), and a curator's talk (November 13), a collaboration with the Tenement Museum (December 5), and a collaboration with the Coney Island History Project (December 12). A film screening about Coney Island (November 14), Gallery Tours with the curator (November 6 and December 4) and a Papercutting Workshop (January 11, 2008) are also planned. To complement the exhibition is a 192-page full color book Gilded Lions And Jeweled Horses: The Synagogue to the Carousel by Murray Zimiles, with an essay by Vivian B. Mann and a foreword by Gerard C. Wertkin. Published by University Press of New England/Brandeis University Press in association with the American Folk Art Museum, the cost of the book is $35 and may be ordered through the Museum Shop. The American Folk Art Museum, founded in 1961, is the foremost institution devoted to the collection, exhibition, study, and preservation of folk art. Through the presentation of innovation exhibitions, educational programs, and scholarly publications, the museum explores the nation's diverse cultural heritage and related global expressions. It is home to one of the world's preeminent collections of folk art dating from the 18 th century to the present, including paintings, sculpture, textiles, ceramics, and furniture, and the work of contemporary self-taught artists from the U.S. and abroad. VISITOR INFORMATION Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10:30 am - 5:30 pm; Friday until 7:30
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