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POMEGRANATE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Box 808022 • Petaluma, CA 94975‐8022 Tel: 800‐227‐1428 • Fax: 800‐848‐4372 • www.pomegranate.com • [email protected]
COMING FROM POMEGRANATE IN SEPTEMBER 2009
Between Heaven and Earth An Illuminated Torah Commentary
Ilene Winn-Lederer
A lively and colorful tapestry of words and images, Between Heaven and Earth: An Illuminated Torah Commentary is a richly illustrated interpretation of the Torah, the first five books of the Bible, by author and graphic artist Ilene Winn-Lederer. In this one-of-a-kind publication, Winn-Lederer approaches the Torah from a perspective both traditional and modern, inspiring a fresh understanding of these writings.
Each of the fifty-four weekly portions of the Torah is illustrated on a two-page spread, accented with Hebrew and English text excerpts rendered in the artist’s elegant calligraphy. The illuminated Torah is followed by a section titled “AfterImages: Artist’s Notes,” in which Winn-Lederer details the biblical story, symbols, and personal reflections that guided each illustration. She conveys her extensive knowledge of the Torah clearly and accessibly, offering her interpretations against a backdrop of years of scholarship.
This unique creation had its roots in the invitation that Winn-Lederer designed for her son’s bar mitzvah in the 1980s. The tri-fold card incorporated themes from the Torah, the Haftorah, and the commentaries on both books, and it led to many commissions for artworks based on themes from Jewish liturgy. Eventually this cumulative body of work inspired her to illuminate the complete Torah. For five years she focused her studies and extraordinary illustrative skills on the creation of this book.
Between Heaven and Earth is a signature work from a consummate artist whose vision is informed by both tradition and her vigorous imagination.
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POMEGRANATE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Box 808022 • Petaluma, CA 94975‐8022 Tel: 800‐227‐1428 • Fax: 800‐848‐4372 • www.pomegranate.com • [email protected]
Sample spread from Between Heaven and Earth
About the Author Illustrator and graphic designer Ilene Winn-Lederer attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts; she has taught illustration and design at Carnegie Mellon University and The Ivy School of Professional Art. A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she is a member of the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators and is author/illustrator of The Alchymical Zoodiac (Imaginarius Editions, 2009). Her works are in private and public collections throughout the United States and Europe. For more information, visit www.winnlederer.com.
Between Heaven and Earth An Illuminated Torah Commentary
Ilene Winn-Lederer ISBN: 978-0-7649-5098-8
Smyth-sewn casebound, with jacket 192 pages, 8 x 10 inches, 108 full-page color illustrations
$45.00 US ($55.00 CAN) Catalog No. A166
Available September 2009
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