Torah Crown

Artist Moshe Zabari Israeli, born 1935, active in the United States 1961–1988

Date1969

MediumSilver, pearls

Dimensions17 1/2 x 15 1/8 in. (44.5 x 38.4 cm)

ClassificationsMetal

Credit LineGift of Dr. Naomi M. Kanof in memory of Max Tendler

Object numberG.77.3.3

On View

On view

ProvenanceCreated New York, 1969, collection of the artist, Tobe Pascher Workshop, The Jewish Museum, New York; Dr. Naomi M. Kanof; given to NCMA, 1977.
Published ReferencesChuck Twardy, "A new look for old objects," Raleigh: The News and Observer (December 20, 1996), 4E.

Abram Kanof, A Guide to the Judaic Art Collection of the North Carolina Museum of Art (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1996), cat. no. 5, pp. 15, 22-23, illus. (b-w) 22.

New Acquisitions, New Look for the Judaic Art Gallery," Preview: The Magazine of the North Carolina Museum of Art (July/August 2006), briefly discussed 6.

Yonat Shimron, "Judaic gallery to reopen at museum," Raleigh: The News and Observer (July 7, 2006), mentioned 1E.

Michelle Natale, "Take a seasonal respite in beauty," Raleigh: The News and Observer, "What's Up" insert (December 14, 2007), mentioned 17.

Yonat Shimron, "A Tale of Two Galleries," in Hadassah Magazine (February 2008), mentioned 41.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Recent Acquisitions," September 25-October 23, 1977.

Greensboro, NC, Weatherspoon Gallery of Art, "Thirty-eight Judaic Art Items," October 20-November 6, 1977; Asheville, NC, Asheville Art Museum, December 13, 1977-January 17, 1978.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present.

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