RASKIN Saul (Saul Raskin)

15 августа 1878 (the Nogai Tauride province) — after 1962 or 1966 (USA)

Painter, graphic artist arts-прикладного art, art critic

the artist's Brother Joseph Ruskin. Graduated from Odessa art school, then studied in Germany, France, Sweden, Italy.

In 1904 settled in new-Йорке. Traveled extensively throughout Palestine, including in the composition art-этнографической expedition organized by the Russian publisher in Paris А. Э. Коганом.

Studied etching, lithography, worked a lot in watercolors. He painted landscapes of Palestine and the workers ' quarters new-Йорка, scenes from the life of fishermen and urban poor. The author of cycles "Prophets of Israel" (etching, 12 листов), "Jerusalem" (1932, lithograph, 20 листов), "Land of Israel" (1946, watercolors and oil studies).

Designed and executed the illustrations to Jewish spiritual literature: "pirok-Авот" (1940), "Haggadah" (1941), "Book of Psalms" (1942), the prayer book "Siddur" (1945), "Kabbalah. Word and image" (1952), the works of many Jewish classics.

new Member-Йоркского watercolor club and the Association of American engravers. His personal exhibitions were held in new-йоркских galleries "Grand central" (1932, 1935-1938, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1951), "East-side" (1962), the Jewish Museum (1950).

he was Engaged in teaching. Worked as an art and theatre critic in the weekly magazine "Does Neie Land". The author of the article "the Future of Jewish art" (1911), the book "Personal surrealism" (new-Йорк, 1962).

Work is represented in many Museum collections, including the Metropolitan Museum, the Brooklyn Museum in new-Йорке, the Library of Congress in Washington, and others.