Abraham S. Weiner

Milk and Honey
c. 1937–1938

A black and white woodcut print titled "Milk and Honey" by Abraham S. Weiner, depicting a bearded man and a woman with a headscarf, both with solemn expressions, standing in front of a rural landscape with a small goat between them. The scene includes stylized foliage and several small figures in the background, suggesting a community or family setting. The print is mounted on a beige paper with the title and artist's name printed below.
A black and white woodcut print titled "Milk and Honey" by Abraham S. Weiner, depicting a bearded man and a woman with a headscarf, both with solemn expressions, standing in front of a rural landscape with a small goat between them. The scene includes stylized foliage and several small figures in the background, suggesting a community or family setting. The print is mounted on a beige paper with the title and artist's name printed below.

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Date
c. 1937–1938

Classification
Prints

Medium
Linoleum cut on paper mounted on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 3/4 × 8 1/2in. (27.3 × 21.6 cm) Image: 20 × 8in. (50.8 × 20.3 cm) Mount: 15 × 12in. (38.1 × 30.5 cm)

Accession number
2001.12.13

Edition
Ed. 200

Publication
Printed by Precision Press; published by L.M. Stein

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Print Committee

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/38326

Part of a series:

Biro-Bidjan Portfolio

14 works

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A black and white woodcut print titled "Milk and Honey" by Abraham S. Weiner, depicting a bearded man and a woman with a headscarf, both with solemn expressions, standing in front of a rural landscape with a small goat between them. The scene includes stylized foliage and several small figures in the background, suggesting a community or family setting. The print is mounted on a beige paper with the title and artist's name printed below.
A black and white woodcut print titled "Moses and the Burning Bush" by A. Raymond Katz, depicting a stylized scene with Moses standing before a flaming bush, surrounded by dark, patterned lines representing a forested area.
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A black and white illustration depicting a bustling market scene with several figures, including a person seated under an awning, a standing individual interacting with the seated person, and others in various poses suggesting movement and commerce. The artwork is titled "No Business" by Louis Weiner, with the title and artist's name printed at the bottom. The image is framed within a border on a cream-colored paper with some text in Hebrew at the bottom right corner.
A black and white woodcut print by Wm. Jacobs depicting a scene of "Persecution" with a group of people being forcefully moved by armed figures, set against a backdrop of houses and vehicles.
A black and white woodcut print by Todros Geller titled "Raisins and Almonds," depicting various scenes of Jewish life and culture. The central scene shows a group of people seated around a table, possibly engaged in a meal or discussion. Surrounding vignettes include individuals reading, working, and engaging in daily activities, with traditional and religious elements interspersed throughout. The artwork is framed with a caption at the bottom providing the title in English and Hebrew, along with the artist's name.

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