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Artist:
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Ludwig Yehuda Wolpert
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Title:
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Megillah (scroll of Esther) case
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Date:
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c. 1965
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Medium:
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Silver
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Dimensions:
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21 x 3 in. (53.34 x 7.62 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Harold and Mickey Smith
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Location:
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Gallery 362
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Wolpert, trained in Germany during the Bauhaus period, was responsible for popularizing the modern style in Judaic metalwork. His work is characterized by the use of the Hebrew alphabet as a primary decorative motif. Wolpert taught at the Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem and later at the Tobe Pascher Workshop in New York City.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Wolpert, Ludwig Yehuda
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Role:
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Designer
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Nationality:
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American
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Life Dates:
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American (born Germany), 1900-1981
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Stamp on bottom
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Classification:
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Judaica
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Physical Description:
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silver tube decorated with Hebrew; lid has openwork crown
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Creation Place:
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North America, United States, , ,
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Accession #:
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98.136.8a,b
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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