Artist Malcah Zeldis (b. 1931)

Sabbath Dinner

Date1980

DimensionsSight: 19 1/4 × 23 1/4 in. (48.9 × 59.1 cm)

Object numberN0017.2002

Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Gift of Jane Ferrara

Photograph by Richard Walker

Label TextAn acclaimed folk artist of Jewish heritage, Malcah Zeldis creates works that are autobiographical and undeniably ethnic. In this painting, Zeldis depicts a family dinner, most likely prepared by her mother, who raises her hands in prayer over the meal. Zeldis spent her childhood in New York City and in this painting shares a memory of her upbringing that was influenced by her youth spent at a kibbutz in Israel.
Exhibition History"As They Saw It: Women Artists Then & Now", Springfield Museums, Michele and Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, MA, October 14, 2023 - January 14, 2024; Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY, April 1, 2024 - September 2, 2024.

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