Work on paper

Street Scene, Chicago

A watercolor painted by a Chicago artist known for his politically engaged work.

Morris Topchevsky (1899-1947) was born in Bialystok, Poland, where four of his siblings perished in the pogroms of 1905.

Sigmund Waterman Portrait

The subject of this portrait was the first Jew to graduate from Yale University.

Sigmund Waterman (1819-1899) was born in Bruck near Erlangen, in Bavaria, Germany. He studied in the University of Erlangen before emigrating in 1840 to America, where he settled in New Haven.

Charter Document of the Fastover American Progressive Aid Society

Through the years, an estimated hundred thousand Jewish men and women in Chicago participated in some seven hundred landsmanshaft fareinen, or “homeland societies” formed by people who emi

Chrome Green

Edition 137/150. Abstract composition. A red, glowing form, roughly circular, above an irregular patch of green on an olive background.

Micrography

In this print, Hebrew text is arranged to create an image of King Solomon and Queen Sheba.

The art of micrography is a Jewish art form which developed from the masoretic texts.

After the War

Charcoal drawing of a landscape with darkening sky. Unruly lines in foreground suggest barbed wire. A second landscape drawing is on verso.

Frederick Douglass

This portrait of Frederick Douglass is part of the portfolio Nine Drawings by Ben Shahn, published by the Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee of the American Civil Liberties Union, Ne

The Vision of Ezekiel

Edition 1/10. Based on Ezekiel 1:5-16, the print depicts symbols of the vision of Ezekiel, arranged in rows.

Slow Travel Under the Sun

"When I paint I am dreaming. When the dream is over I can’t remember what I dreamt but the picture is there. It is the fruit of the dream."

Friedensreich Hundertwasser was born in Vienna on December 15, 1928 to a Jewish mother and Catholic father.

Illustrations to the Old Testament (Noah and the Dove)

In this series of prints, Chicago-born artist David Bennett depicts biblical subjects with a graphic energy and drama that brings biblical sagas to life.

Born in Chicago in 1941, Bennett went on to attend Harvard University, where he studied English literature and opera.