Over a career spanning nearly 60 years, Jewish-American artist Joanne Leonard (b. 1940, Los Angeles, CA) has poignantly captured scenes of sincerity and pensiveness in both private and public spheres. The Jewish Museum is honored to have received from Leonard a gift of 11 artworks that are now a part of the collection. This body of work represents a comprehensive cross section of Leonard’s multidisciplinary practice, including photography, collage, and mixed media dimensional pieces, each emblematic of a genre she describes as “intimate documentary.” Continue reading to learn more about some of the works in the gift.
How The Economy of A Small Town Was Revived By One Saga
A little town in the misty forests of the Olympic Peninsula has seen economic revivalall thanks to a tale about the undead. Forks' past as a predominantly forestry community is still evident. The hamlet is home to the Forks Timber Museum, old trees with cross sections of almost twelve feet in diameter, and vintage logging equipment strewn about. However, Twilight is actually what draws people to Forks, and with those individuals comes money. Published in 2005, the first book in Stephenie Meyer’s four-part series has sold hundreds of millions of copies. Visit Now