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Artist |
Ben David, Shmuel |
Object Name |
Esther Scroll |
Date |
ca. 1923 |
Place of Origin |
Jerusalem, Palestine |
Medium |
Parchment: illuminated |
Dimensions |
34 x 4 1/2 in. (86.4 x 11.4 cm) |
Accession Number |
B.801 |
Credit line |
The Ralph and Leuba Baum Collection |
About This Work |
Shmuel Ben David studied under Boris Schatz at the National Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria. He immigrated to Jerusalem in 1906 when Schatz founded the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts. Ben David established and taught in the department of carpet design until 1912. Tradition and Remembrance: Treasures of the Derfner Judaica Museum, 2009-ongoing, exhibition label. |