Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina graphic arts collection, 1803-1988 and undated
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Summary
- Creator:
- Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina
- Abstract:
- The Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina (JHFNC) graphic arts collection is an artificial collection of engravings, etchings, lithographs, screen prints, drawings, and sketches with themes related to Jewish religion, history, and culture. Artists represented include William Henry Bartlett, Paul Bourguignon, Gustave Doré, Joseph Margulies, Cécile Reims-Deux, and Yehudit Yelin-Ginat. The Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina (JHFNC) is an independent organization dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of the Jewish people of North Carolina.
- Extent:
- 3 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English, French, and Hebrew.
- Collection ID:
- RL.11023
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina (JHFNC) graphic arts collection is an artificial collection of engravings, etchings, lithographs, screen prints, drawings, and sketches with themes related to Jewish religion, history, and culture. Plates removed from eighteenth- and nineteenth-century encyclopedias, Bibles, travel literature, atlases, and other illustrated volumes make up approximately two-thirds of the collection. The remainder of the collection contains twentieth-century prints and drawings, including original prints by Jewish and Israeli artists.
Artists represented in the collection include William Henry Bartlett, Paul Bourguignon, Gustave Doré, Joseph Margulies, Cécile Reims-Deux, and Yehudit Yelin-Ginat.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina (JHFNC) is an independent organization dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of the Jewish people of North Carolina. Through public programming and exhibits, the JHFNC aspires to educate and showcase the richness of Jewish Life as well as promote a familiarity with the culture and lifestyle of Jews to the general public. In 2014, the JHFNC transferred their historical collections, including the materials in the graphic arts collection, to the Rubenstein Library.
- Acquisition information:
- The materials in this collection were received as a gift as part of the Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina Collection by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library in June, 2014.
- Processing information:
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Processed by: Mary Mellon, May 2015
Accessions described in this finding aid: 2014.0138
- Arrangement:
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The materials in this collection are arranged alphabetically by last name of the primary artist. Works by unidentified artists appear at the end of the collection and are listed alphabetically by title.
- Physical location:
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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[Identification of item], Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina graphic arts collection, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.