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Hardback. New. The first biography of sculptor Chana Orloff. Sculpting a Life is the first biography of sculptor Chana Orloff (1888-1968), and the first work to include stories from her unpublished memoir. Paula J. Birnbaum weaves a wide range of interviews and archival sources into a compelling narrative, exploring the artist's early life in Ukraine, her family's move to Palestine, her years in Paris during two World Wars and thereafter from time to time in Israel. Orloff sought and received strong critical endorsement of her work in France and Israel, however her own sense of home was always in question. Her multiple migrations and forced exiles, combined with her gender and Jewish identities, had a cumulative effect on her life and her art. By examining the impact of exile and living in different countries this book provides a new lens through which to look at artists' lives and works, especially women and gender-nonconforming artists, who may identify as multinational or…
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- Title Sculpting a Life: Chana Orloff Between Paris and Tel Aviv
- Author Paula J. Birnbaum
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 440
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Brandeis University Press
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9781684581139 / 1684581133
- Weight 1.65 lbs (0.75 kg)
- Dimensions 8.6 x 6.5 x 1.9 in (21.84 x 16.51 x 4.83 cm)
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- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Biographies, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Artists,
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2022037390
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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