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19 FEB 2013: JAN ARONSON EXHIBITION AT HEBREW UNION COLLEGE MUSEUM
On Tuesday, February 19, 2013, over 150 guests gathered for the opening of Jan Aronson: Illustrations for The Bronfman Haggadah at the Hebrew Union College—Jewish Institute of Religion Museum.
Held in the main gallery of the museum on West Fourth Street in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, there was a wine and cheese reception for the exhibition, which runs through May 30, 2013 and includes the original watercolors Aronson painted for the book.
Rabbi David Ellenson, President of Hebrew Union College spoke about the visionary reach of Edgar Bronfman’s new Haggadah. Jean Bloch Rosensaft addressed the boldly imaginative and surprising images that Aronson created for the book. Edgar M. Bronfman and Jan Aronson both referred to the project as “a labor of love.” They thanked the crowd and signed books.