Hanukkah Lamp
Artist
Zelig Segal
Israeli, 1933–2015
Datecirca 1986
MediumCopper alloy, silver-plated
DimensionsPart A (with servant light socket): 1 3/8 x 10 3/16 x 1 3/8 in. (3.5 x 25.9 x 3.5 cm)
Part B: 1 3/8 x 8 5/8 x 1 3/8 in. (3.5 x 21.9 x 3.5 cm)
Part B: 1 3/8 x 8 5/8 x 1 3/8 in. (3.5 x 21.9 x 3.5 cm)
ClassificationsMetal
Credit LineGift of Stefanie and Douglas Kahn
Object number2017.18/a-b
On View
On viewThus this Hanukkah lamp can be understood as both a functional ceremonial object and a minimalist kinetic sculpture.ProvenanceCreated Jerusalem, ca. 1986; collection of the artist; [Ivan and Judy Halperin, Ivanantiques, Jerusalem, last 1980s][1]; sold to NCMA, 2017.
[1] Per Halperin.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement
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