Praised, 1984
Etching and aquatint
Sheet and image: 31 1/8 x 29 1/2 in. (79.1 x 74.9 cm.); Gift of Sara Begun, Estelle Foreman, Bernard and Magda Greene, Charles Jacobs and Rosalind Feinberg, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice S. Polkowitz, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Scharfman, Esther Schein, Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Schnur and Edith Shulimson; 1988-119.2 ' ; $object_caption = 'Moshe Gershuni
Praised, 1984
Etching and aquatint

1988-119.2 ' ; $object_summary = 'Praised is one of a series of prints, each of which contains one of the eight words of praise for God from Kaddish, the Jewish mourning prayer for the dead.

Gershuni\'s use of Biblical verses is connected to memories from his formative years, when he was brought up in a non-religious home, and sent to religious schools. According to Gershuni, by making his own artistic statement with these verses, he participates in interpreting the Jewish tradition. '; ?>