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And when the rabbi sings – Vintage Print

And when the rabbi sings, 1942 — antique engraving
And when the rabbi sings, 1942. Antique engraving from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with And when the rabbi sings, an antique engraving rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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The title names the subject directly: a rabbi singing, which places the scene within the sung worship and chant of Jewish religious life. Todros Geller (1889-1949) made this wood engraving in 1942, and this is impression 5 of 12, signed and dated in pencil by the artist. Geller, who worked largely in Chicago and drew often on Jewish life and tradition, used the contrast of dark block and fine white line typical of wood engraving to give the figures a quiet, devotional weight. The Library of Congress holds it through the Pennell Fund.

Created / published1942
Medium1 print : wood engraving.
NotesWood engraving by Todros Geller, 1889-1949. 5/12. Signed and dated in pencil. Pennell Fund. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Music; Judaism.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,223 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-149449

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