Art
Kiddush Levana, Sanctifying the New Moon: Bracha Turner 24x36" Oil Painting
- Item Number
- 199
- Estimated Value
- 5000 USD
- Sold
- 360 USD to arky
- Number of Bids
- 20 - Bid History
Item Description
Artist Bio:
Bracha Turner began painting at the age of 58 and prior to her death in 2011 at the age of 85 had 56 solo exhibitions, including a solo exhibit in 1998 at The Bible Museum in Tel Aviv. Her works have appeared at numerous juried exhibitions, including the J. F. Kennedy Art Gallery in Montreal; New England Fine Arts Institute, Boston, MA; West Side Arts Coalition, NY; International Women in the Arts Conference, Beijing, China; Second International Women Artists’ Festival at the Ft. Mason Center in San Francisco, CA; La Galerie Internationale, Palo Alto, CA and Galerie Everats, Paris, France.
Bracha Turner’s paintings are on permanent display in New York City and in Israel at the Bible Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel; Hadassah Headquarters in New York City; ZOA House, Tel Aviv, Israel; The National Council of Jewish Women, N.Y. Section; NCJW, National Headquarters, New York City; The Office of the Mayor of Jerusalem, Israel; The Office of the Mayor of Safed, and in the Mayor’s office in New York City. Her works are on display at the Yeshiva University Museum in New York City; Columbia University Hospital, NYC; Jacob Medical Hospital Chapels, Bronx, NY; Bikur Cholim Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel; Emunah of America, NYC; Ramaz School, NYC: Lubavitch Youth Organization, Brooklyn, NY; Habonim, NYC; Haaguda lema’an Hachayal BeIsrael, Tel Aviv; The Queens Borough President’s office, NY; Hadassah Hospital Mother and Child Center, Jerusalem; Rambam Hospital, Haifa. Her works may also be found in many private collections.
The artist was the granddaughter of Rabbi Shmuel Schulman, a self-taught artist in 19th century Eretz Israel, whose works are at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem and the Jewish Museum in Paris, France. Bracha Turner was born in the old Jewish quarter of Jerusalem and, like her grandfather, was self-taught. Her media include oil, pastels, and pen-and-ink. She lived in New York City.
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