Kane Street Synagogue – KSS2014
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The Art of Fred Terna - Studio Tour and Discussion

Item Number
121
Estimated Value
150 USD

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Item Description

On a rainy afternoon in 1943, in Ghetto Terezin, or Theresienstadt, a group of prisoners was digging ditches. While the storm was raging, sheltered temporarily by a shed, Fred Terna found a scrap of paper, and started sketching. It was his first serious work as an artist.

Frederick Terna was born in Vienna in 1923 to a family from Prague. When he was 3 years old, the Ternas moved to Prague where Fred was raised and educated. After Theresienstadt, in 1944 he was shipped to Auschwitz, and from there, late in 1944, to Kaufering, a sub-camp of Dachau. He was liberated near Landsberg in Bavaria. Upon returning to Prague he discovered he was the only survivor of the Terna Family.

In 1946, Mr. Terna relocated to Paris and studied at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere and the Academie Julien.

In 1952, he moved to New York City, and became a full-time artist. His work is included in a variety of collections including the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

Click here to find out more about Fred Terna!

Date: Sunday Afternoon - April 6th from 1:30-3:30pm

Item Special Note

No small children please. 

The studio is up two flights of stairs in a brownstone building so please be prepared to climb the 22 steps.

Maximum  Attendees: 8

Location: Fred Terna Studio in Brooklyn NY

321 Washington Avenue in Clinton Hill

Date: Sunday Afternoon - April 6th from 1:30-3:30pm

Only open to Kane Street Synagogue Members and their invited guests.

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