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Torah Shield

Artist Ludwig Yehuda Wolpert Israeli-American, born Germany, 1900–1981

Artist Chava Wolpert Richard American, born Germany, 1933–2015

DateDesigned 1960, fabricated 1975

MediumSilver, copper, enamel

DimensionsDiam. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)

ClassificationsMetal

Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Morton E. Pizer and their children in memory of Dr. and Mrs. Selig B. Kousnetz

Object numberG.78.13.1

On View

On view

ProvenanceDesigned New York, 1960, created 1975; collection of the artists, Tobe Pascher Workshop, The Jewish Museum, New York; sold to NCMA, 1978.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. 7, pp. 15, 24-25, illus. (b-w) 24.

Preview: The Magazine of the North Carolina Museum of Art (January/February 2007), illus. (color) inside back cover.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, Beth Meyer Synagogue, May 16-June 16, 1978.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Recent Acquisitions," December 14, 1978-January 28, 1979.

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