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HEBREW TABERNACLE CONGREGATION Art Gallery
The Armin and Estelle Gold Wing Gallery of the Hebrew Tabernacle |
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Janet
McDowell These
illustrations serve as visual drashot on Torah texts. Most have been extensively researched
for historical accuracy and reflect a longtime interest in the scientific
basis of biblical phenomena. The
earliest of these digital drawings were done at the suggestion of Rabbi
Margaret Moers Wenig as cover art for the Beth Am Messenger. This led to reading the parshiot for each month and selecting a text to illustrate.
Some were created for bat mitzvah
programs and some as gifts for friends. Most are deeply personal, based on
favorite passages or narratives from the Tanach.
A sample of the earlier art was included in a members group show in the Gold
Wing in 2004 and at the Inwood Hebrew Congregation as part of that year’s
Uptown Art Stroll. Janet
McDowell is a former member of Hebrew Tabernacle and was the bulletin
editor/staff graphic designer for five years. A resident of Washington
Heights (or the Upper Upper Westside) since childhood, she graduated from
Hunter College High School where interest in the arts was strongly
discouraged but nevertheless got her B.S. degree in Art at NYU’s School of
Education, Nursing and Arts Professions. She has been in the graphic arts and
print production fields for over 30 years starting while still in college at
the long defunct neighborhood newspaper the Heights-Inwood Press. There will be an opening for
this exhibit on Shabbat Shuvah,
Friday, September 10th following the Havurah service. Open edition prints, limited edition archival
prints and notecards featuring any of the artwork can be purchased from her
website www.mitzvahgraphics.com.
Please mention this show and 10% of sales will be donated to Hebrew
Tabernacle.
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551 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, New York 10033
Tel: 212-568-8304
Fax: 212-927-5428
E-Mail : office@hebrewtabernacle.org