SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – “Manny Farber: Four Decades of Painting and Drawing” will be exhibited December 14 through February 24 in the Gotthelf Art Gallery, part of the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS. A free opening night reception with a keynote speaker will be held on Monday, December 14th at 7:30 p.m.
Born in 1917 in Douglas, Arizona, Farber was the son of Jewish storekeepers. After studying drawing and fine art at Stanford, he settled in New York. Farber began his career in 1942 as an art critic and then a film critic. While he continued in film criticism for over three decades, he never stopped painting and drawing. His first group exhibition was in 1951 and he exhibited nationally for over 50 years until his death in August of 2008. Manny Farber began painting his signature still life paintings in the early 1970’s, and over a dozen original works of art will be featured in the exhibit. With works ranging in size from 2’ to over 10’ in length, Farber takes the every day and uses the mundane to invite contemplation.
Gallery hours are Sunday-Friday, 9 a.m.—5 p.m. For more information about the Gotthelf Art Gallery and other programs of the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture, visit the web site at www.sdcjc.org or call 858-457-3030.
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Preceding provided by the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture