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Hanukkah Lamps selected by Maurice Sendak at The Jewish Museum in NYC

artwork: Hanukkah Lamp - Karl Hagenauer, Vienna , designed 1919–28, copper alloy: cast. - The Jewish Museum, New York Purchase: Gift in memory of Joseph B. Hornik and Elizabeth Katz, 2005-43.


NEW YORK, N.Y.- The Jewish Museum presents An Artist Remembers: Hanukkah Lamps Selected by Maurice Sendak from December 2, 2011 through January 29, 2012. This exhibition features thirty-three Hanukkah lamps of varied eras and styles, chosen by renowned author and illustrator Maurice Sendak from The Jewish Museum’s extensive collection. This highly personal selection of lamps, many never before exhibited, echoes the quality of line and depth of emotion that define Sendak’s work. Hanukkah begins at sundown on Tuesday, December 20 and continues until sundown on Wednesday, December 28, 2011. More information about Hanukkah at The Jewish Museum may be obtained by visiting the Museum’s web site at
www.TheJewishMuseum.org/Hanukkah2011.