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Art historian Rachel Spiegel Gerstein dives into the story behind Camille Pissarro’s "Portrait of Minette" as part of the Wadsworth’s Jewish Art & Culture Research Project. Gerstein shares how Pissarro’s complicated Jewish identity and the painting’s history of ownership helped launch the project, an ongoing examination of artworks across the collection through the lens of the Jewish experience.
This program was recorded on May 20, 2025.
Art historian Rachel Spiegel Gerstein dives into the story behind Camille Pissarro’s "Portrait of Minette" as part of the Wadsworth’s Jewish Art & Culture Research Project. Gerstein shares how Pissarro’s complicated Jewish identity and the painting’s history of ownership helped launch the project, an ongoing examination of artworks across the collection through the lens of the Jewish experience.
This program was recorded on May 20, 2025.
