Louis Goodman Ferstadt (1900-1954). Louis Goodman Ferstadt's birth in 1900 in the small Ukrainian town of Berestechko was memorable since it coincided with a severe pogrom against the Jewish... Read full biography
Louis Goodman Ferstadt (1900-1954). Louis Goodman Ferstadt's birth in 1900 in the small Ukrainian town of Berestechko was memorable since it coincided with a severe pogrom against the Jewish community. (Other sources have identified this town as Barrasstechky or Berustecht, but no towns by those... Read full biography
Louis Goodman Ferstadt (1900-1954). Louis Goodman Ferstadt's birth in 1900 in the small Ukrainian town of Berestechko was memorable since it coincided with a severe pogrom against the Jewish community. (Other sources have identified this town as Barrasstechky or Berustecht, but no towns by those names have been located). Three years earlier the Jewish community of Berestechko numbered 2,251 which was 45% of the town's population. "Most Jewish industry consisted of small enterprises processing... Read full biography
Louis Goodman Ferstadt (1900-1954). Louis Goodman Ferstadt's birth in 1900 in the small Ukrainian town of Berestechko was memorable since it coincided with a severe pogrom against the Jewish community. (Other sources have identified this town as Barrasstechky or Berustecht, but no towns by those names have been located). Three years earlier the Jewish community of Berestechko numbered 2,251 which was 45% of the town's population. "Most Jewish industry consisted of small enterprises processing agricultural produce for the local market. In addition, 177 shops of the town's 234 belonged to Jews, and they were the majority among artisans, accounting for 28 of 30 tailors and 18 of 19 furriers."[5] . The Ferstadt family left Berestechko in 1910... Read full biography
Louis Goodman Ferstadt (1900-1954). Louis Goodman Ferstadt's birth in 1900 in the small Ukrainian town of Berestechko was memorable since it coincided with a severe pogrom against the Jewish community. (Other sources have identified this town as Barrasstechky or Berustecht, but no towns by those names have been located). Three years earlier the Jewish community of Berestechko numbered 2,251 which was 45% of the town's population. "Most Jewish industry consisted of small enterprises processing agricultural produce for the local market. In addition, 177 shops of the town's 234 belonged to Jews, and they were the majority among artisans, accounting for 28 of 30 tailors and 18 of 19 furriers."[5] . The Ferstadt family left Berestechko in 1910 and settled in Chicago. They communicated with each other in Yiddish. Genealogical data suggests that... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (13)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
With an Eye and a Passion: Selections from The Marion Collection
2003
Sherman, Charlotte (Essay)
38 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
The Art Students League of New York: A History (Students)
1999
Steiner, Raymond J
187 pages
Painting a Place in America Jewish Artists in New York 1900-1945 (Exhibition catalog)
1991
Kleeblatt, Norman L and Susan Chevlowe (Editors)
208 pages (color)
The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
1,117 pages
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
The Society of Independent Artists Exhibition Record 1917-1944 (Exhibition catalog)
1984
Marlor, Clark S
600 pages
Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present
1984
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
656 pages
Mural Painting in New York City: Under the WPA Federal Art Project
1978
Berman, Greta
300 pages
History of American Graphic Humor 1865-1938
1938
Murrell, William
267 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index