Naomi Blake 1924-2018
Abraham and Isaac, 1987
resin and fibreglass
48 x 25 x 13 cm
1990-13
© Naomi Blake estate
Photo: Bridgeman images
Referencing the biblical story of Abraham and Isaac, the artist explores themes of love, compassion, faith and sacrifice. Naomi Blake's granddaughter, Lucy Blake, has observed that much of her grandmother's...
Referencing the biblical story of Abraham and Isaac, the artist explores themes of love, compassion, faith and sacrifice. Naomi Blake's granddaughter, Lucy Blake, has observed that much of her grandmother's work 'focuses on the expression of her experiences, and is principally optimistic. It stands determinedly to help keep alive the legacy of the six million slaughtered Jews, as well as promoting her vision for uniting different faiths, her confidence in humanity and her hope for the future'.
Provenance
presented by the artist 1990Exhibitions
1991 Six Jewish Artists (Judy Bermant, Naomi Blake, Daniel Gibson, Adam Green, Ricky Romain, Barbara Shukman), Julius Gottlieb GalleryLiterature
Walter Schwabe and Julia Weiner, eds., Jewish Artists: the Ben Uri Collection - Paintings, Drawings, Prints and Sculpture (London: Ben Uri Art Society in association with Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd, 1994), p. 117.'Art' (review of Six Jewish Artists', Jewish Chronicle, 11 October 1991, p. 22
