The Anne Frank Center USA Announces a New Exhibit, A la Mémoire des Enfants Déportés, Calligraphic Paintings by Eleanor Winters, Wednesday April 9, 2014 from 6 to 8 pm.
New York, NY (PRWEB) April 01, 2014 -- Between 1942 and 1944, more than 70,000 French Jews were sent to the Nazi death camps; fewer than 2,500 survived. Among those deported from France were 11,400 children; this number included more than 6,000 Parisian children, the vast majority of whom never returned. Following the Liberation of Paris, plaques appeared throughout the city commemorating the heroes and victims of World War II. There are currently more than 1,000 such plaques in Paris, all of which are very moving, and cause Parisians and visitors alike to pause, at least momentarily.
Among the plaques are 300 black slate memorials that have been installed since 2001 on the facades of schools throughout Paris. Installation of the plaques was initiated by Mayor Bertrand Delanoe, along with several Jewish organizations, notably L'association Memoire Juive de Paris, which is associated with the Shoah Memorial. The plaques tell the story directly and succinctly, not only asking us to remember the murdered children, but admitting the responsibility and complicity of the Vichy Government and the French police. This exhibition, entitled A la Mémoire des Enfants Déportés, is dedicated to the memory of the children of Paris.
This ongoing series of works on watercolor paper features layers of paint and ink, and a method of writing and re-writing the texts in a variety of styles, ranging from traditional calligraphy to more expressive gestural lettering. The 21 paintings on view at The Anne Frank Center USA in Tribeca, utilize media including gouache, acrylic paint, watercolor and ink on watercolor paper.
As part of her exhibit, A la Mémoire des Enfants Déportés, artist Eleanor Winters will offer a workshop for children aged 8 and up, introducing them to calligraphic arts on Saturday April 26 from 2:00 to 3:30pm. Tickets are available for adults $8 and seniors/students $5, $20 for a family ticket (consisting of 2 adults and 2 children, or 1 adult and 3 children.)
Space is limited and reservations are required. 212-431-7993. All art supplies and paper will be provided.
About The Anne Frank Center USA
Otto Frank started the Anne Frank Foundation, Inc. in New York in 1959, which was incorporated in 1977 as The Anne Frank Center USA. The Anne Frank Center USA, a partner of the Anne Frank House, uses the diary and spirit of Anne Frank as unique tools to advance her legacy, to educate young people and communities in the U.S. and Canada about the dangers of intolerance, anti-Semitism, racism and discrimination, and to inspire the next generation to build a world based on equal rights and mutual respect.
Through a variety of innovative education programs and exhibitions, the Center uses Anne Frank as a role model for today. Her insights and courage continue to inspire students, educators and citizens more than 60 years after her diary was first published.
The Anne Frank Center USA is a non-sectarian, educational organization, that is not-for-profit under the Internal Revenue Code Section {501 (c) (3)}. Contributions to the organization are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Eleanor Winters is a calligraphic artist who divides her time between Paris and New York. After reading and reacting to the hundreds of commemorative plaques around the city of Paris, Eleanor began to work on a series of calligraphic paintings, using the texts from the A la Memoire plaques as the inspiration for and the content of the paintings. Her purpose has been to express the gravity and emotional impact of the texts through calligraphy, color and texture.
A commercial and fine-art calligrapher since the 1970s, Eleanor is the author of five calligraphy books and teaches classes and workshops internationally. She served as Director of the Calligraphy Workshop division of the New School University for 25 years and is currently an instructor for the Society of Scribes in New York. Her artwork has been exhibited in galleries and museums in the US and Europe, where additional exhibitions of A la Memoire are currently in the development stage.
Ellen Rich, The Anne Frank Center USA, http://www.annefrank.com, +1 212-431-7993 Ext: 307, [email protected]
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