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Sarah Berman (artist)
Sarah Berman née Ostrowsky (1895-1957) was a self-taught visual artist. She immigrated from the Ukraine to the United States as a child with her family. Most likely she was part of the large wave of emigration from the Russian Empire at the turn of the century, an exodus that resulted from job and settling restrictions for Jews. While Sarah earned her living in sweatshops in New York City, she taught herself to paint. Although her formal artistic training was limited – she attended life classes with the portraitist Robert Henri at the Anarchist Centre in Harlem and had access to a graphics workshop run under the auspices of Works Progress Administration...". Berman's work was included in the 1940 MoMA show ''American Color Prints Under $10''. The show was organized as a vehicle for bringing affordable fine art prints to the general public. Berman's work was "associated with leftist political circles. She was the founder and operator of the “Tea Room” on the premises of Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Berman - Fish Market, Ca
Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pious woman, renowned for her hospitality and beauty, the wife and half-sister of Abraham, and the mother of Isaac. Sarah has her feast day on 1 September in the Catholic Church, 19 August in the Coptic Orthodox Church, 20 January in the LCMS, and 12 and 20 December in the Eastern Orthodox Church. In the Hebrew Bible Family According to Book of Genesis 20:12, in conversation with the Philistine king Abimelech of Gerar, Abraham reveals Sarah to be both his wife and his half-sister, stating that the two share a father but not a mother. Such unions were later explicitly banned in the Book of Leviticus (). This would make Sarah the daughter of Terah and the half-sister of not only Abraham but Haran and Nahor. She would also have been the aunt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
