Tapestries by Abraham Rattner
Abraham Ratter (American, 1893 - 1978)
Birds, 1971
Wool, 50 3/4 x 75 3/4 in.
Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art,
on loan from the St.Petersburg College Foundation
I have a feeling this is a Registrar’s title. The birds resemble the dove in Rattner’s “Noah and the Dove”.
It was interesting and a surprise to see these tapestries hanging randomly in a exhibit of Florida crafts. I had never seen them unwrapped, they spent their time rolled and wrapped in brown paper on a upper shelf with tapestries by Shahn and Hirsch. I thought that like the other artists tapestries we carried they were woven in France but the reference I found on line said they were Israeli but I am not sure if that is a manufacturer or a geographic designation.
Tapestries by Abraham Rattner
Abraham Ratter (American, 1893 - 1978)
Birds, 1971
Wool, 50 3/4 x 75 3/4 in.
Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art,
on loan from the St.Petersburg College Foundation
I have a feeling this is a Registrar’s title. The birds resemble the dove in Rattner’s “Noah and the Dove”.
It was interesting and a surprise to see these tapestries hanging randomly in a exhibit of Florida crafts. I had never seen them unwrapped, they spent their time rolled and wrapped in brown paper on a upper shelf with tapestries by Shahn and Hirsch. I thought that like the other artists tapestries we carried they were woven in France but the reference I found on line said they were Israeli but I am not sure if that is a manufacturer or a geographic designation.