Raphael Soyer and the Search for Modern Jewish ArtUNC Press Books, 2004 - 260 pages Artist Raphael Soyer (1899-1987), whose Russian Jewish family settled in Manhattan in 1912, was devoted to painting people in their everyday urban lives. He came to be known especially for his representations of city workers and the down-and-out, and for |
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