Jewish Art Museum Hosts "Sons of Adam, Daughters of Eve" Collection to Highlight Global Appreciation of Old Testament Stories
The exhibit includes, "painting; prints of all kinds; sculpture in bronze, wood, copper, porcelain, silver; tapestry; rugs; [and] needlework art."
(Tulsa, Oklahoma)—One thing the three major world religions—Christianity, Judaism and Islam—share in common is the Five Books of Moses. Despite any interpretational differences, these familiar Old Testament stories are still an integral part of cultures around the globe. They are stories millions of people instantly connect with regardless of nationality. They are stories that drive atheists mad. (Photo: Stephen Holman/Tulsa World)
Drawing on this connection, the Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is presenting a new exhibit called, Sons of Adam, Daughters of Eve: Biblical Images in Art from Tulsa Collections.
According to a report in Tulsa World, all of the work on display is owned by local individuals and organizations: "The exhibit includes a wide range of media—painting; prints of all kinds; sculpture in bronze, wood, copper, porcelain, silver; tapestry; rugs; needlework art—created by artists who themselves are from Jewish, Christian and Islamic backgrounds."
The other show, notes reporter James D. Watts, Jr., is titled Biblical Images in Popular Culture, and includes "everything from movie posters for the mid-20th century epics like The Ten Commandments and The Bible: In the Beginning to a poster for The Simpsons Bible stories episode and a book based on The Rugrats Passover."
