Ita Aber 55 Year Retrospective

Arlene Raven is a well known art historian, Ori Z. Soltes is a Judaic scholar, Sandra Lois Langer has published important materials on feminist art, Bezalel Narkiss is a world renowned Jewish art historian & Gabriel M. Goldstein is a talmudic scholar. All of them came together in this monograph to write about the work of Ita Aber, a very complex & diverse historian, conservator, teacher & artist who hears a different drummer. For 55 years she has been producing the work she is compelled to do, bringing together her Canadian Jewish feminist background. Studies in history, art & textiles have contributed to her work which includes paint, fiber, sculpture, jewelry & mixed media. She has been innovative in making outdoor weatherproof paintings, exploring & reevaluating ancient symbols, executing old techniques like fishscale & goldwork embroidery & marrying many of the aforementioned together. As her first book The Art of Judaic Needlework, 1979, was innovative, so this work explores the complex ideas & diverse materials with which she is familiar. This monograph is not just for students, teachers, scholars, museums & libraries. Profusely illustrated with 110 color images.Raven, Arlene is the author of 'Ita Aber 55 Year Retrospective', published 2000 under ISBN 9780970695802 and ISBN 0970695802.