Exhibit: Under One Sun: The Passow Collection of Israeli Children's Peace Art, Part Two
Offit Gallery
The Passow Collection of Israeli Children’s Peace Art was donated to Teachers College, Columbia University by Dr. A. Harry Passow, Jacob H. Schiff Professor Emeritus of Teachers College, in the 1990s; it consists of 53 drawings and paintings, most in watercolor, by Israeli children, both Jewish and Arab. It is significant that both cultures are represented and they share similar representations in their paintings. The children were asked to depict "what peace would look like," and they made their artworks in a school program sponsored by the International Cultural Center for Youth, in Jerusalem, shortly after the 1967 Six-Day War.
The Gottesman Libraries presents Part Two of the newly conserved collection, following Part One, Let Us Put Out the Fire of War which was exhibited in Fall of 2022. Although these artworks were created in a time when children were not living under the Occupation, they prompt our continuing reflections on the themes of love, peace, hope, and unity.
Visitors are encouraged to respond to the themes presented or to add their own reflections via the question box provided in the gallery.
Under One Sun is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Myers Foundations.
Where: Offit Gallery
When: October 27 - November 30
