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The Book of Life: Family Bibles in America [Rare Bible Collection Vol. IV]

The Book of Life: Family Bibles in America [Rare Bible Collection Vol. IV]

$4.95

Written by Dr. Liana Lupas, Curator of the Rare Bible Collection @ MOBIA, this full color, 58-page booklet accompanies the Museum's exhibition, The Book of Life: Family Bibles in America.  The fourth in our Rare Bible Series, this booklet discusses the history of the Family Bible in America.  For many Protestant families, the Bible plays a central role in their spiritual life, and has traditionally been used to record the most important family events.  In the 1780s, annotated editions of the King James Bible began being marketed as Family Bibles.  By the 1850s, American publishers developed a standard content for these Scriptures, also allowing for families to keep organized records and portraits.  This booklet expands on the history of the works displayed in the exhibition, making for an enjoyable and informative read.  

The Land of Light and Promise: 50 Years Painting Jerusalem and Beyond, Ludwig Blum (1891-1974)

The Land of Light and Promise: 50 Years Painting Jerusalem and Beyond, Ludwig Blum (1891-1974)

$29.95

This full color, 92-page catalog is the rich accompaniment to MOBIA's current exhibition, Jerusalem and the Holy Land: The Paintings of Ludwig Blum (1891-1974).  Edited by Anna Canby Monk, with the assistance of Linda Gordon and Monica Kirk, the catalog explores the life and work of the artist Ludwig Blum.  Immigrating to Palestine in 1923, Blum set about depicting the Holy Land in a series of vast topographical and small-scale street and marketplace scenes.  He also painted views of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim sites alike, largely devoid of religious overtones.  

The exhibition was organized by Ben Uri, The London Jewish Museum of Art, The Art Museum for Everyone, and was first shown in London, England in January 2011.  It was curated there by the Israeli scholar, Dr. Dalia Manor.