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The Art of Exile: Paintings by German-Jewish Refugees

Shanghai Street Scene by David Ludwig Bloch
David Ludwig Bloch, “Shanghai, Street Scene, 1949”, watercolor on paper. LBI Art & Objects Collection, 83.154.
The Art of Exile
LBI's exhibition, “The Art of Exile” in the Katherine and Clifford H. Goldsmith Gallery at the Center for Jewish History in 2019. © Leo Baeck Institute.
Dates
Thu, Jun 27, 2019 – Tue, Dec 31, 2019
Venue
Katherine and Clifford H. Goldsmith Gallery (map)
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street
New York, NY 10011 U.S.A.

Drawn from the art collection of the Leo Baeck Institute – New York | Berlin (LBI), this exhibition presents paintings created in exile by German-speaking Jews and other targets of Nazi persecution. Showcasing a range of painting styles from the 20th century, it tells the stories of creative individuals uprooted from their homelands, who tried to rebuild their life and career in new lands.