An exhibition of prints shows the strength in depth of America’s 20th-century artistic talent
The American scene
British Museum, London WC1
This exhibition of prints reveals the talents of a number of less well-known Jewish American artists who were involved in a number of art movements, ranging from modernism to social realism. One of the most memorable images on show is Louis Lozowick’s lithograph, New York.
Lozowick (1892-1973) was born into an impoverished family of Orthodox Jews in the Ukraine and studied at Kiev School of Art before arriving in America in 1906. His paintings and prints celebrate the modernity of American cities. In New York, he captures Manhattan with its skyscrapers and the sweeping Brooklyn Bridge, stressing the geometric patterns of the architecture.