Once Upon a Time in Lithuania [signed]

Alexander, Naomi & John Russell Taylor & Aubrey Newman

ISBN 10: 0954848217 / ISBN 13: 9780954848217

Published by David Paul, 2006

About this Item

*Signed by author. Stiff card wrappers unmarked with no damage or notable wear; binding tight, secure; author's signature, along with date appear on first title page, pages, plates, texts, and illustrations otherwise unmarked and crisp/glossy with no damage or notable wear. Overall a quite nice signed copy. ; 11.7 X 9.5 X 0.9 inches; 160 pages; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 41798

Bibliographic Details

Title: Once Upon a Time in Lithuania [signed]

Publisher: David Paul

Publication Date: 2006

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis:

Naomi Alexander is an accomplished artist in the "kitchen sink" tradition of John Bratby and post-impressionist Pierre Bonnard. When invited by the Europas Parkas Museum in Vilnius to be their first artist in residence she decided to draw Jewish culture as her family roots go back to 18th c Lithuania. She draws what she sees: the vast forests and their dark secrets, the poor people that now live in the homes where Jews once lived, dilapidated buildings, synagogues and cemeteries and the churches that still loom over the old Jewish areas. Additional information and quirky captions give a sense of the present day struggles of Lithuania's small Jewish community.

About the Author:

Throughout her career Naomi Alexander has worked as a figurative artist. Her paintings are in collections worldwide, including the Duke of Devonshire's at Chatsworth and the Sultan of Oman's. She exhibits regularly at the Royal Academy, the New English Art Club and the Mall Galleries. Also at Spink and Son, Mercury Gallery, David Messum, the Fosse Gallery and the Buxton City Art Gallery. The Victoria and Albert Museum has three of her paintings and several of the Lithuania paintings are in the Europas Parkas Museum collection in Vilnius. Her work is also included in the collections of Katherine, Viscountess Macmillan, Paintings in Hospitals and Sir Richard Storey. The Second Royal Tank Regiment (Desert Rats), the B'nei Birth Organisation, Lincolns Inn, and Baker Tilly are among the organisations that have given her one-woman shows. She is a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. She is also an experienced Old Master picture restorer. She lives in London.