The Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art

Bus Tour to Crystal Bridges Museum

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Please join us on Sunday, July 1 for a special road trip bus tour to the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. The cost for this special tour is $60 for museum members and $75 for non-members and includes bus transportation, box lunch and museum admissions. While reservations are limited, the trip requires a minimum of 35 people. Reservations confirmed with a check or credit card payment to The Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art/2021 E 71^st St/Tulsa, OK 74136. Reservation deadline is Wednesday, June 14. For more information, please call 918-492-1818.

Roy Lichtenstein: American Identity

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“In America the biggest is the best.” -Roy Lichtenstein

Roy Lichtenstein spent his career in a relationship with American popular culture. As a beginning artist, he turned his interest in the legends of the American West into painting of western subjects in modern art styles. His signature comic strip style paintings were first introduced to the art world in 1960. Lichtenstein’s technique, using large dots to simulate mass market printing in very large scale formats, led to a lifelong exploration of themes in American pop culture: romance, war, science fiction, patriotism, and consumerism.

This exhibit of twenty iconic Lichtenstein prints, some up to 7 feet wide, includes examples from his comic book themes, patriotic works, war themes, comsumer themes, and includes a rarely viewed series of six Lichtenstein American Indian theme lithographs. Roy Lichtenstein “American Identity” will open on October 14, 2012.

Treasures in Your Attic

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Come discover the value of those antique or vintage items in your attic! The Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art is proud to present its Fourth Annual: Treasures in Your Attic Appraisal Day. The event will be held on Sunday, May 20, 2012 in Sylvan Auditorium of the Charles Schusterman Jewish Community Center (2021 East 71^st Street-Tulsa, OK) from Noon to 4:30 p.m.

Five Tulsa-area experts will be on hand to offer individual time with attendees to determine their treasure’s worth. The featured appraisers’ specialties run the gamut from fine art and furniture to collectibles, antiques and even sports memorabilia. The cost is $15 per item or 3 items for $40, with current museum members receiving one item free. (No coins, stamps or guns, please)

About the Featured Appraisers:

Mike Ratcliffe: Specialty- American Furniture 1860-1920, American & European Glass from 1880-1950 and his Expertise: Victorian, Glass, Residential Contents and Victoriana
Laura A. Nelson: Specialty- 19^th & 20^th Century Decorative Arts, Asian Arts, prints and works on paper and Vintage Jewelry
Laurie Nidiffer: Specialty-Jewelry
Lottie Stevens: Specialty-Glass (art glass), Silver and Art Pottery
Tattoo Thomas: Specialty-Sports Memorabilia

If you are interested in more information about “Treasures in Your Attic,” please contact the museum at 918.492.1818. or email info@jewishmuseum.net

“Take My Wife, Please” – Jewish Comedy in America

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Humor is a tradition in Jewish life. In honor of the role that Jewish comedy and comedians have played in the life of 20th century America, the Sherwin Miller Museum tells their stories in this original summer exhibition. “Take My Wife, Please,” Henry Youngman’s iconic catchphrase, is the title of the summer exhibit, representing the level of influence that shtick has had on American life. Who could ever forget Groucho Marx and his eyebrows, the Three Stooges, or Mel Brooks? Come celebrate their contributions to our American life in this exhibit, and, bring your wife, please to the Mezzanine Gallery from June 3 to August 26.

Opening Reception & Award Ceremony Purim Mask Invitational

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Parents, teachers, student artists, and community members are invited to the opening reception and awards presentation for the Sixth Annual Purim Mask Invitational from 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 15. Elementary, middle and high school students from Tulsa Area schools participate in this annual show by creating wearable masks recognizing the holiday of Purim. The masks are juried by a panel of local art experts in separate age divisions with all masks competing for the “Best in Show” award. The show will be on display in the special exhibition, Brodsky, and education galleries from March 4 – April 29.

March Mask Madness: Museum Mask Family Workshop

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On Sunday, March 11 , 2012 from 2:00-4:00 pm several local families came to the museum for a madly fun workshop, learning to make folded paper masks! Museum staff were on hand to help mask makers of all ages create unique embellished masks. All materials were provided for this workshop which was a fun activity for the entire family. Finished masks may be taken home that day or can be displayed at the Museum. Workshop cost was $5.00 per person with family discounts available and included free admission to the museum for the day.

Tulsa Collects: Masks of World Cultures

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Accompanying this year’s Purim Masks is a companion show Tulsa Collects: Masks of World Cultures that will feature masks from private collections in Tulsa. Masks are used by many cultures around the world. They can be made for art, for rituals of healing and for spiritual purposes. Many mask traditions come with rich mythologies. This exhibit will feature masks from a range of cultures that Tulsa collectors have acquired on their travels to Africa, Japan, Mexico, and many other countries.

A Stitch in Jewish Time: Provocative Textiles

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Textiles are the most varied of ‘manufactured’ goods. Lending themselves to body covering, shelter, food storage, transportation of goods, and group/clan identification, they were—and remain to this day—objects of high status, decoration, creativity, and spiritual identity. A Stitch in Jewish Time: Provocative Textiles explores how a variety of exceptional contemporary artists apply their skillful creativity to the ever-evolving understanding of Jewish values. The individual textiles address issues of memory and reflection, interpretations of history and ritual, and links between the past and present. They delve into aspects of the Holocaust, war, patriotism, celebration, prayer, feminism, and sexuality, frequently through the inclusion of Biblical texts and sometimes challenging traditional forms. In the realm of conceptual fine art, the approximately two dozen outstanding textiles in this show leave an indelible impression that expands our perception of contemporary art, and enhance our understanding of Jewish history, experience and values. This exhibit will be on display in the Brodsky and Second Floor Exhibition galleries from June 3 to August 26.

Sixth Annual Purim Mask Invitational

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In spring 2012, area K-12 students are invited to participate in the Sixth Annual Purim Mask Invitational, with the opportunity to have their creations displayed for several weeks within the museum. On Purim, it is a mitzvah (commandment) to hear the Megillat Esther (The Book of Esther) that tells the story of Purim read aloud. Due to Esther’s disguising her identity as a Jewess, it has become custom to dress up and mask one’s identity during the Purim feast. Students create wearable masks recognizing Purim, a joyful holiday occurring on March 8, 2012 (Jewish Year 5772). The majority of students in Tulsa area schools are from faiths other than Judaism and are often unaware of Jewish culture and traditions. In creating a mask for Purim and learning the story of Esther and other Purim traditions, students are able to learn more about other cultures and religions. Furthermore, the exhibition of student art work in the Museum encourages art appreciation.

Jews of the Luthertown Wittenberg in the Third Reich

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Jews of the Luthertown Wittenberg in the Third Reich began the 2012 Exhibition Series in the Mezzanine Gallery and ran from January 15-February 23, 2012. Wittenberg was the city where Martin Luther wrote the papers leading to the protestant reformation; the same papers which were used by the Nazis to fuel anti-Semitism and to discredit and persecute Jews. This exhibit was originally conceived as a response to the negative heritage of Martin Luther’s teachings in regard to the Jewish people that became so identified with Nazi theology that the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America publicly rejected his “violent invective and…its tragic effects.” This historical exhibition consists of multiple panels of graphics and text, including examples of documentation from the era and photographs of the Jewish community, that document the lives of the approximately 70 Jews living in Wittenberg during the Third Reich’s occupation.