Exchange: F18 Levinson - ENGLISH 383 / JUDAIC 389 - Jewish Culture in America: 1945 to the present (paper study room)

F18 Levinson - ENGLISH 383 / JUDAIC 389 - Jewish Culture in America: 1945 to the present (paper study room)

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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This photograph depicts a scene at a crowded political demonstration in a city. The crowd is waving flags and signs, and a reporter is extending a microphone to a yelling man wearing a construction hardhat.

Garry Winogrand
New York City
gelatin silver print on paper
9 1/16 in x 13 7/16 in (23.02 cm x 34.13 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 woman seated wearing a jacket and a memorial tshirt. She has on sunglasses and is looking to the side. There are people on either side of her.

Leonard Freed
Woman Wearing Memorial Shirt and Sunglasses, World Trade Center, New York City, USA
vintage gelatin silver print on paper
10 x 8 in. ( 25.4 x 20.32 cm )
Gift of Thomas Wilson '79 and Jill Garling '80

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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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