Exhibit details:
A narrative artist, David Labkovski (1906-1991) examined his experiences of World War II, the Holocaust and their aftermath in autobiographical drawings and paintings.
Grounded in memory, his work is visual diary in oil, gouache, charcoal and pen drawings, offering glimpses of the thriving Jewish community in Vilnius (or Vilna), Lithuania, of what he endured in a Soviet forced-labor camp, of the looting and destruction of Vilnius, and of his search for peace and renewal.
Generously loaned from private collections. Curated by Leora Raikin and Stephanie Wolfson of the David Labkovski Project.
We are proud to offer this exhibit in a virtual gallery. We hope you find it meaningful and engaging.
For Easier Viewing:
FOR OPTIMAL VIEWING USE CHROME or DOWNLOAD THE ARTSTEPS APP.
Due to heavier than usual traffic to the site, it is slow to download.
Grounded in memory, his work is visual diary in oil, gouache, charcoal and pen drawings, offering glimpses of the thriving Jewish community in Vilnius (or Vilna), Lithuania, of what he endured in a Soviet forced-labor camp, of the looting and destruction of Vilnius, and of his search for peace and renewal.
Generously loaned from private collections. Curated by Leora Raikin and Stephanie Wolfson of the David Labkovski Project.
We are proud to offer this exhibit in a virtual gallery. We hope you find it meaningful and engaging.
For Easier Viewing:
FOR OPTIMAL VIEWING USE CHROME or DOWNLOAD THE ARTSTEPS APP.
Due to heavier than usual traffic to the site, it is slow to download.
- The exhibit includes a guided tour.
- At the bottom of the exhibit screen, you will see 4 boxes, the middle enables the guided tour, it reads, 'start the guided tour'. It looks like a "play" button.
- It will autoplay but you can choose to move at your own pace by using the button on the far right, "next guide point".
- Each guide point has information about the piece and the historical context.
- To get a better look at the artwork, when you finish reading the information, you can press the "x" in the top right corner, this will remove the text block but the view of the artwork will remain.
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