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Chief Rabbi Dr J.H. Hertz

Benno Elkan1933

Ben Uri Gallery and Museum

Ben Uri Gallery and Museum
London, United Kingdom

Elkan’s sculpture includes both lifelike busts of well-known artists and politicians and work on religious themes. Both interests are combined in this portrait of Slovakian-born émigré Dr. Joseph Herman Hertz, Chief Rabbi of the British Empire from 1914-46, one of the foremost spiritual leaders of Jewry, and a dedicated Zionist. In 1938-39 the Ben Uri Chairman's report noted that Elkan, many of whose public monuments had been destroyed by the Nazis, had given a talk at the society on 'Conception and Style in Sculpture' in June 1939.

Details

  • Title: Chief Rabbi Dr J.H. Hertz
  • Creator: Benno Elkan
  • Date Created: 1933
  • Physical Dimensions: h 42, w 32, d 22 cm
  • Type: sculpture
  • Rights: © Benno Elkan estate
  • Medium: bronze
  • Art Form: sculpture
  • Depicted Person: Chief Rabbi Dr J.H. Hertz

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