Sculpting a Life – Chana Orloff between Paris and Tel Aviv
Brandeis University Press (Verlag)
978-1-68458-113-9 (ISBN)
In Sculpting a Life, the first book-length biography of sculptor Chana Orloff (1888-1968), author Paula Birnbaum tells the story of a fiercely determined and ambitious woman who fled antisemitism in Ukraine, emigrated to Palestine with her family, then travelled to Paris to work in haute couture before becoming an internationally recognized artist. Against the backdrop of revolution, world wars, a global pandemic and forced migrations, her sculptures embody themes of gender, displacement, exile, and belonging. A major figure in the School of Paris, Orloff contributed to the canon of modern art alongside Picasso, Modigliani and Chagall.
Stories from her unpublished memoir enrich this life story of courage, perseverance, and extraordinary artistic accomplishments that take us through the aftermath of the Holocaust when Orloff lived between Paris and Tel Aviv. This biography brings new perspectives and understandings to Orloff’s multiple identities as a cosmopolitan émigré, woman, and Jew, and is a much-needed intervention into the narrative of modern art.
Paula J. Birnbaum is the academic director of the Museum Studies Master of Arts Program and professor of art history and museum studies at the University of San Francisco. She is a specialist in modern and contemporary art. Birnbaum is a former Fulbright Scholar and fellow at the Institute for Research on Women and Gender at Stanford University. She is the author of, among other works, Women Artists in Interwar France.
Introduction
Chapter 1: Ukrainian Beginnings, 1888-1905
Chapter 2: Moving to the Promised Land, 1905-1907
Chapter 3: Becoming a New Hebrew Woman, 1907-1910
Chapter 4: Paris: from Haute Couture to Avant-Garde, 1910-1913
Chapter 5: Forging a Career at the Onset of War, 1913-16
Chapter 6: Orloff during Wartime 1916-1919: Amazon, Mother, and Widow
Chapter 7: Portraitist of Montparnasse: 1919-25
Chapter 8: Villa Seurat: Building a Studio and a Community, 1926-1929
Chapter 9: Transatlantic Travel and Networks, 1929-1930
Chapter 10: From Paris to Tel Aviv: The Jewish Art World in the Pre-State period of 1930s
Chapter 11: Occupation and Escape, 1938-1942
Chapter 12: Exile and Return, 1942-1948
Chapter 13: “Israeli Artist of the École de Paris,” 1948-1968
Chapter 14: Conclusion: Legacy in Israel & France
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.02.2023 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 167 x 232 mm |
| Gewicht | 752 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater | |
| Technik ► Architektur | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-68458-113-3 / 1684581133 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-68458-113-9 / 9781684581139 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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