Cool off from the summer heat by coming inside to view an exhibition: "Portrait of a People: The Jewish Heritage Collection Dedicated to Mark and Dave Harris" in the University of Michigan's Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library between now and August 19. Exhibit hours have been extended for the duration of this exhibition to include Sundays from 2-5 p.m.
If you find yourself anywhere within the vicinity of Ann Arbor (Southern Michigan, Southwest Ontario, Northwest Ohio, or Northeastern Indiana), please come see this exhibition. Open every day through Friday, August 19: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m.-noon Sundays, 2-5 p.m. Location: Special Collections Library, Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, 711 South Building and Main Lobby, Hatcher Library North Building, The University of Michigan, Central Campus, Ann Arbor Group tours are available by appointment by e-mailing [EMAIL PROTECTED] or by calling 734-764-9377. "Portrait of a People: The Jewish Heritage Collection Dedicated to Mark and Dave Harris" showcases examples from the outstanding collection of Judaica recently donated to the University Library by Mrs. Constance Harris of Beverly Hills, California. The exhibition, which runs through August 19, 2005 in the Special Collections Library and the North Lobby of Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, features exquisite ritual objects, works of art, illustrated books, and the materials of everyday life spanning several centuries from communities around the globe. In her book _Portraiture in Prints_ (1987), Constance Harris says that "a portrait is simply a pictorial representation of how one person has thought about another." Similarly, Harris's own Jewish Heritage Collection is a tangible representation of how its creator has thought about the subject of Jewish art and life. By assembling this collection of artwork, books, ritual objects, and ephemera, Connie Harris been the artist painting a vivid and lasting portrait of the Jewish people and their lives. This exhibition only provides a tantalizing taste of what the Jewish Heritage Collection contains. The curators chose several themes around which to organize the displays in order to demonstrate both unusual items from the collection and topics for research it can easily support. We have also tried to show a variety of items from the Collection demonstrating its great breadth from original works of art by world-renowned artists to cheap tourist keepsakes, from books centuries old to calendars from 2005, and from beautiful ritual objects to children's toys and games. --Curated by Elliot Gertel (the Irving Hermelin Curator of Judaica Collections), Erica Lehrer (Frankel Center for Judaic Studies Intern) and Peggy Daub (Head of the Special Collections Library), The University of Michigan. More details at http://lib.umich.edu/spec-coll/Harris.htm >Elliot H. Gertel 111-C Hatcher Graduate Library North < >Irving M. Hermelin Curator of Judaica Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1205 < >The University of Michigan [EMAIL PROTECTED] < >University Library Area Programs 734-936-2367 (phone) < >Near East Division 734-763-6743 (fax) < > http://www.lib.umich.edu/area/Near.East/judaica.html < > http://www.lib.umich.edu/rrs/egertel < Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
