Exchange: F22 Levinson - ENGLISH 383 / JUDAIC 389 - Jewish Culture in America: 1945 to the present

F22 Levinson - ENGLISH 383 / JUDAIC 389 - Jewish Culture in America: 1945 to the present

A black and white wood engraving of Martin Luther King Jr. His mouth is open wide as if giving one of his famous speeches. Underneath his image is a quote of King's and his signature.

Ben Shahn
Martin Luther King
wood engraving on paper
26 1/4 in. x 22 1/4 in. x 3/4 in. ( 66.68 cm x 56.52 cm x 1.91 cm )
Gift of the Robbins Center for Cross Cultural Communication, Founder Warren M. Robbins

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A colored print of a white hand holding onto a brown hand. Above their grasp is both Hebrew block and English lettering that translates/reads: "'Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By...". The painting illustrates the need for diversity during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's.

Ben Shahn
Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By
photo-offset reproduction on paper
28 1/4 in. x 24 1/4 in. x 3/4 in. ( 71.76 cm x 61.6 cm x 1.91 cm )
Gift of the Robbins Center for Cross Cultural Communication, Founder Warren M. Robbins

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The print shows a drawing of the head of an animal. Below it reads: "I have the right to believe freely. To be a slave to no man's authority. If this is heresy so be it. It is still the truth to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. I cannot...will not...recant. Here I stand. No man can command my conscience."

Ben Shahn
Credo (large)
serigraph on paper
24 in. x 28 in. x 3/4 in. ( 60.96 cm x 71.12 cm x 1.91 cm )
Gift of the Robbins Center for Cross Cultural Communication, Founder Warren M. Robbins

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This photograph depicts a scene at a zoological park, showing a group of people standing by a railing looking downwards into a pool with a walrus.

Garry Winogrand
New York City
gelatin silver print on paper
13 7/16 in x 9 1/16 in (34.13 cm x 23.02 cm)
Gift of Stanley T. Lesser, A.B. 1951, J.D. 1953

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Close-up view of a woman laughing with her mouth open wide.

Nan Goldin
Self-portrait laughing, Paris
cibachrome print on paper
16 in x 20 in (40.64 cm x 50.8 cm)
Gift from the Collection of David S. Rosen MD, MPH

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A group of Hassidic men praying inside of a religious place. They are all standing, facing forward.

Leonard Freed
Jewish Men Praying, Jerusalem, Israel
vintage gelatin silver print on paper
8 x 10 in. ( 20.32 x 25.4 cm )
Gift of Thomas Wilson '79 and Jill Garling '80

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A photograph of a young girl ordering a drink at a bar. She holds her arm up, revealing a watch, and wears sunglasses on her head. A large red drink sits in the foreground on the bar and a neon sign hangs in the background.

Lauren Greenfield
Jessica, 13, orders a nonalcoholic drink at a party, Beverly Hills
dye destruction print on paper
11 in x 14 in (27.94 cm x 35.56 cm)
Gift from the Collection of David S. Rosen MD, MPH

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Elliott Erwitt
Wilmington, North Carolina, from "Master Prints Volume II"
1950
gelatin silver print | paper
Gift of Mr. Clayton E. Wilhite
1987/1.253.6

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A black and white image of a man in a uniform marching across a lawn followed by six young children in a line.

Alfred Eisenstaedt
Drum Major Practice
gelatin silver print on paper
20 in x 23 ¾ in (50.8 cm x 60.33 cm);16 1/16 in x 19 ¾ in (40.8 cm x 50.17 cm)
Gift of Lois and Bruce Zenkel

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A photograph of a couple wearing 3-D glasses and kissing inside of a movie theater.

Weegee
Lovers, Palace Theater, New York City
1945
gelatin silver print | paper
Gift from the Collection of David S. Rosen MD, MPH
2013/2.187

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Four men in hats and suits stand near a short bannister, talking. A child raises its right arm to the man in front, looking into the camera.

Leonard Freed
Men with child talking, New York City, 1954
1954
gelatin silver print | paper
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Agah, Class of 1989 (BBA)
2017/2.243

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A man in hassidic clothing standing in the middle of a sand pile. There is another man farther back in the distance.

Leonard Freed
Hassidic Men Walking Amongst Sand Piles, Israel
1968
vintage gelatin silver print | paper
Gift of Thomas Wilson '79 and Jill Garling '80
2014/2.330

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