Lionel S. Reiss
Lionel S. Reiss (1894–1988) was a
Paramount Studios and is credited to be the creator of the Leo the Lion logo of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios.[4][5]
Reiss became known for his portraits of
ghettos. His trip resulted in exhibitions in major American cities.[3]
At the dawn of the
cultural group, whereby there is significant diversity within Jewish communities and between different communities in different geographical regions.[2] Reiss was therefore presenting an argument against what he considered to be a common misconception that existed about the Jews. Later works included a 1954 book, New Lights and Old Shadows,[1] which dealt with "the new lights" of a reborn Israel and the "old shadows" of an almost eradicated European Jewish culture. In his last book, A World of Twilight, published in 1972, with text by Isaac Bashevis Singer,[1] Reiss presented a portrait of the Jewish communities in Eastern Europe before the Holocaust.[2]
Today Reiss' art has been collected by many institutions, including the Brooklyn Museum;[1] Bezalel Museum, Israel;[1] Jewish Theological Seminary of America; the Smithsonian Institution, Jewish Museum,[1] and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.[4]
References
- ^ JSTOR 23604198.
- ^ a b c d "L. S. Reiss Dies at 94; Painter of Jewish Life". The New York Times. 20 April 1988.
- ^ a b "Guide to the Papers of Lionel S. Reiss (1894-1987), 1921-1952, RG 1160". YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- ^ a b "Reiss, Lionel". Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- ^ http://www.lionsgallery.net/servlet/the-548/LIONEL-REISS-ETCHING-signed/Detail[permanent dead link]
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