Mezzuzah: Prayer for Jerusalem / Moshe Castel., 1989
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Scope and Contents
A Mezzuzah, a decorative container, is affixed to the doorpost of Jewish homes and has within it a scrolled Hebrew prayer. The imagery by Castel is similar to that employed by the Parisian Lettrist artist, Jacques Spaqagna. Castel lived in Paris for a period of time in the sixties and may have been influenced by the Lettrists. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1989
Creator
- Castel, Moshe Elazar, 1909-1991 (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 poem object (lithograph, bronze, gold leaf) + card + folded card in box (velvet)) ; mezzuzah 13 x 5 cm, in box 5 x 18 x 10 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
dining room
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
General
Published: Jerusalem, Israel : Jacques Soussana. Nationality of creator: Israeli. General: About 1800 total copies. 257 number copy. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: RED.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
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Main Library
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