GERSHON ISKOWITZ "BLUE MAUVE-C" 1980 alex katz purple tulips the museum that she directed

the museum that she directed from 1987-1997

Gelatin silver print mounted on menu cover with letterpress text

it was years after quitting commercial photography (circa 1956) that she found her voice as an artist

Tod depicts art world legend Shirley Thomson gazing at a marble bust

This photograph depicts a model posing nude against a light grey background

GERSHON ISKOWITZ "BLUE MAUVE-C" 1980 alex katz purple tulips the museum that she directedIt is hard to reconcile Gershon Iskowitz's (1921 1988) aesthetic with his personal history. As a Holocaust survivor, he experienced the darkest side of humanity yet built a life dedicated to creating art and beauty. Born to a religious family in Poland, Iskowitz was allowed to leave Yeshiva (Jewish religious studies) in order to study art independently. The outbreak of war forced him to return to his hometown where he was conscripted to forced labor,