Kehilat HaNahar hosts series on Jews and Modern Art

Kehilat HaNahar, The Little Shul by the River in New Hope, has scheduled a series of presentations, “Jews in the Forefront of American Modern Art,” on three consecutive Sundays on Zoom.
The art series, which began Feb. 13, is being led by New Hope resident and KHN member David Stoller.
The program looks at four Jewish artists: Ben Shahn, Mark Rothko, Helen Frankenthaler, and Louise Nevelson. They are representatives of a larger group of Jewish artists who had an outsized influence on the rise of American modern art. The four lectures will feature many presentations of the four artists’ works, illustrating their evolution as artists and explaining their historic and continuing importance.

Stoller and his wife, Barbara, have been active art collectors over the years, with a house full of art, craft, and sculpture. He is the publisher of River Arts Press, which published “Artists of the River Towns” and a collection of David’s poetry.
To register for one or more in the series “Jews in the Forefront of American Modern Art,” to be continued on Zoom from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 20, and 27, email littleshul@kehilathanahar.org.

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