One Nation Exhibition at the Heller Museum
My painting “Stanton St. Amulet” is featured in the exhibition ONE NATION - Contemporary artists consider the state of this nation and hopes for a just future.
Thursday, January 26
Opening reception: 4:30 – 6:30 pm
Program: 5:15 pm
Dr. Bernard Heller Museum
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
One West 4 Street, New York 10012
“Stanton St. Amulet,” Yona Verwer, Acrylic and metal leaf on canvas, 40” diameter.
About “Stanton St. Amulet”:
Recent waves of anti-semitism have shattered my sense of safety. In the Jewish tradition amulets often were appeals for safety, health, etc. In my Temple Talismans series apotropaic images aim to symbolically invoke protection for synagogues against attacks.
Based on the Stanton Street Shul, a Lower East Side synagogue, its Star of David window is featured. The building was constructed by immigrants from Galicia; the animal forms are derived from similar Galician designs. For me as an immigrant the Statue of Liberty is an homage to the immigrants from 100 years ago who built the downtown community. The statue symbolizes the freedom of religion in the U.S.A.
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Museum Hours: Mondays-Thursdays, 9:00 am – 6:30 pm
Admission: Free; identification and proof of vaccination required.
Free docent tours: Tuesdays at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm, and by appointment.
Information: Please contact hellermuseum@huc.edu.
Presented by the Irma L. and Abram S. Croll Center for Jewish Learning and Culture,
with the generous support of Mildred Weisman, z”l, and George Weissman, z”l.
