Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Colorful, embroidered wall hanging created by Yankel Ginzburg for the Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington in 1976. The three-panel image was designed by Ginzburg and then executed in needlepoint by sixty-one artisans, 60 women and one man, between 1976 and 1986. The design is intended to symbolize the Jewish people's arduous journey to freedom.
- Artwork Title
- Freedom Road
- Date
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creation:
1976-1986
- Geography
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creation:
Washington (D.C.)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Bicentennial Commission of the Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington, D.C., Aaron Goldman, Chairman
- Signature
- front, center panel, bottom, embroidered, orange yarn : Yankel Ginzburg
- Contributor
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Artist:
Yankel Ginzburg
Designer: Yankel Ginzburg
Physical Details
- Classification
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Decorative Arts
- Category
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Needlework
- Object Type
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Canvas embroidery (lcsh)
- Genre/Form
- Embroidery.
- Physical Description
- Embroidered needlepoint wall hanging, stitched primarily in yellow, orange, and blue wool yarn, on a brown, double needlepoint, Penelope, cotton canvas measuring ten to the inch. It is composed of six narrower, vertical segments sewn together to form three visual panels. The central panel is depicted in orange tones with red, green, purple, white, and yellow highlights. Several key design elements are highlighted, including five ladders near the top, rising from the geometric orange shapes of the background, and many Hebrew characters scattered across the center. The left and right panels are separated from the center by vertical, white bands. They are embroidered mostly in blue tones with green, white, and purple line details, some curved and others wavy. The designer's name is embroidered in orange yarn at the bottom of the center panel. The canvas is stretched and slightly misshapen from use, and there are several small tears.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 123.875 inches (314.643 cm) | Width: 177.750 inches (451.485 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cotton, thread, wool
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Washington (D.C.)
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The embroidered needlework was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1987 by the Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-11-08 14:07:34
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn40
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