Moishe Smith

American
(1929–1993)

The Jewish Cemetery: Prague
1979

Etching
24 x 32 in.
Museum Permanent Collection
1984.175

• cemeteries - In general, areas used for burial or entombment. Specifically, typically refers to relatively large public parks or grounds laid out expressly for the interment of the dead, and not being the yard of any church. Originally the term was derived from the Latin "cœmeterium," referring to Roman underground cemeteries or catacombs.
• Jews--Czech Republic--Prague--History - Sources:
  - Work cat.: Das jüdische Prag, [1992?]
• tombstones - Refers to stones or metal plates designating graves or tombs, almost always located outdoors, usually vertically-placed freestanding slabs or slabs placed horizontally on the ground, over graves or at the entrances of tombs. In early use, referred to the covers of stone coffins or the stone coffins themselves. For stones placed flush with the floor over a tomb in an interior space, use "tomb slabs."
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• Scratching the Surface: Intaglios from the Museum Collection , 9/25/2014 - 2/20/2015