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Passing Illusions

Jewish Visibility in Weimar Germany

By: Kerry Wallach

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Passing Illusions

Jewish Visibility in Weimar Germany

By: Kerry Wallach

Challenges the notion that Weimar Jews sought to be invisible or indistinguishable from other Germans by "passing" as non-Jews

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University of Michigan Press

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0472053574

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9780472053575

Traces of a Jewish Artist

The Lost Life and Work of Rahel Szalit

By: Kerry Wallach

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Traces of a Jewish Artist

The Lost Life and Work of Rahel Szalit

By: Kerry Wallach

Graphic artist, illustrator, painter, and cartoonist Rahel Szalit (1888–1942) was among the best-known Jewish women artists in Weimar Berlin. But after she was arrested by the French police and then murdered by the Nazis at Auschwitz, she was all but lost to history, and most of her paintings have been destroyed or gone missing. Drawing on a range of primary and secondary sources, this biography recovers Szalit’s life and presents a stunning collection of her art. Szalit was a sought-after artist. Highly regarded by art historians and critics of her day, she made a name for herself with soulful, sometimes humorous illustrations of Jewish and world literature by Sholem Aleichem, Heinrich Heine, Leo Tolstoy, Charles Dickens, and others. She published her work in the mainstream German and Jewish press, and she ran in artists’ and queer circles in Weimar Berlin and in 1930s Paris. Szalit’s fascinating life demonstrates how women artists gained access to Jewish and avant-garde movements by experimenting with different media and genres. This engaging and deeply moving biography explores the life, work, and cultural contexts of an exceptional Jewish woman artist. Complementing studies such as Michael Brenner’s The Renaissance of Jewish Culture in Weimar Germany, this book brings Rahel Szalit into the larger conversation about Jewish artists, Expressionism, and modern art.

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311

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Penn State Press

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0271098236

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9780271098234

Follies in America

A History of Garden and Park Architecture

By: Kerry Dean Carso

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Follies in America

A History of Garden and Park Architecture

By: Kerry Dean Carso

Follies in America examines historicized garden buildings, known as "follies," from the nation's founding through the American centennial celebration in 1876. In a period of increasing nationalism, follies—such as temples, summerhouses, towers, and ruins—brought a range of European architectural styles to the United States. By imprinting the land with symbols of European culture, landscape gardeners brought their idea of civilization to the American wilderness. Kerry Dean Carso's interdisciplinary approach in Follies in America examines both buildings and their counterparts in literature and art, demonstrating that follies provide a window into major themes in nineteenth-century American culture, including tensions between Jeffersonian agrarianism and urban life, the ascendancy of middle-class tourism, and gentility and social class aspirations.

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213

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Cornell University Press

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1501755943

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9781501755941

American Gothic Art and Architecture in the Age of Romantic Literature

By: Kerry Dean Carso

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American Gothic Art and Architecture in the Age of Romantic Literature

By: Kerry Dean Carso

American Gothic Art and Architecture in the Age of Romantic Literature analyses the influence of British Gothic novels and historical romances on American art and architecture in the Romantic era.

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296

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University of Wales Press

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1783161620

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9781783161621

Going to School During the Civil War

The Union

By: Kerry A. Graves

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Going to School During the Civil War

The Union

By: Kerry A. Graves

Discusses how children were educated in the northern United States during the Civil War.

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Capstone

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0736808019

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9780736808019

Passing Illusions

Jewish Visibility in Weimar Germany

By: Kerry Wallach

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Passing Illusions

Jewish Visibility in Weimar Germany

By: Kerry Wallach

Challenges the notion that Weimar Jews sought to be invisible or indistinguishable from other Germans by "passing" as non-Jews

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Willkie Sprint

A Story of Friendship, Love, and Winning the First Women's Little 500 Race

By: Kerry Hellmuth

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Willkie Sprint

A Story of Friendship, Love, and Winning the First Women's Little 500 Race

By: Kerry Hellmuth

In the triumphal spirit of Breaking Away comes the unforgettable true story of the first women's Little 500 race at Indiana University. In 1987 four young women from different walks of life enrolled at Indiana University. No one knew that these four freshmen would defy the odds and go down in history as the underdog team to win the first ever women's Little 500 bicycle race the following spring. Willkie Sprint is the inspiring true story of that year of wonder and challenge, of the unbreakable bond they forged, and of the race they were determined to win. Kerry Hellmuth, a member of the legendary team Willkie Sprint, tells of that remarkable year of finding friendship and competitive purpose with her teammates, discovering the many beauties of Bloomington and the surrounding countryside from her bicycle, and embracing a larger world of insight and women's rights through the guidance of remarkable professors. Hellmuth soon realized that her team did not ride alone: they rode to victory on the shoulders of so many bold and visionary women who came before, including the team of upperclassmen whose belief and perseverance had helped found the women's Little 500 race and who were the heavy favorites to win in its inaugural year. Willkie Sprint relives the thrilling race across 100 grueling laps, not only making it a story for the history books but also serving as an inspiring testament to all women riders on that landmark day.

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Indiana University Press

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0253069874

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9780253069870

Book's by Kerry Wallach

Passing Illusions

Passing Illusions

Traces of a Jewish Artist

Traces of a Jewish Artist

Follies in America

Follies in America

American Gothic Art and Architecture in the Age of Romantic Literature

American Gothic Art and Architecture in the Age of Romantic Literature

Going to School During the Civil War

Going to School During the Civil War

Passing Illusions

Passing Illusions

Willkie Sprint

Willkie Sprint

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