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 Visions of Israel: Marvin Rand – Exhibit at HUC-JIR's Los Angeles Museum September 2007 - December 2007 Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion/Los Angeles showcases the work of Los Angeles-based photographer Marvin Rand Artist's reception: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 6:30-8:00 PM RSVP: (213) 765-2106 or ljacobs@huc.edu 
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles (HUC-JIR/LA) is pleased to present an exhibition of photographs by acclaimed photographer, Marvin Rand, on view from September through December 2007.
Rand's works, situated within the study environments of HUC-JIR/LA's Mercaz and the Lainer Beit Midrash, is part of an academic mission to integrate the arts into the learning experience. Entitled Visions of Israel, Rand's photographs reflect his love for the modern State and the enchantment of its ancient surroundings, nurtured over a lifetime of visits. His camera captured the first yartzeit (one year anniversary) of the assassination of Yitzak Rabin, as well the well-known environmental work of contemporary Israeli artist Danny Caravan. A final glimpse through Rand's camera shows the desire of Israeli youth for peace. An accomplished professional photographer for over fifty years, Rand is most widely known for his architectural photography. A graduate of Los Angeles City College, the U. S. Air Force Photographic School, and Art Center College of Design, his clients have included Charles Eames, Cesar Pelli, Louis Kahn, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Gwathmey/Siegal & Associates, William Pereira & Associates, the Museum of Modern Art, and Metropolitan Museum of Art. His photographs have been featured in twenty-three books, including Greene and Greene authored by Randell L. Makinson and Five California Architects by Esther McCoy. Founded in 1875, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion is the nation's oldest institution of higher Jewish education and the academic, spiritual, and professional leadership development center of Reform Judaism. HUC-JIR educates men and women for service to American and world Jewry as rabbis, cantors, educators, and communal service professionals, and offers graduate and post-graduate programs to scholars of all faiths. With centers of learning in Cincinnati, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, and New York, HUC-JIR's scholarly resources comprise renowned library and museum collections, the American Jewish Archives, biblical archaeology excavations, research institutes and centers, and academic publications. HUC-JIR invites the community to an array of cultural and educational programs which illuminate Jewish history, identity, and contemporary creativity and which foster interfaith and multiethnic understanding. Visit us at www.huc.edu |
