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Asher Kelman

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RB Kitaj 1932-2007: “The Wedding”
1989-93, Los Angeles, Oil paint on canvas
Born Cleveland (Ohio), lived in London​


RB Kitaj captures moments from his wedding to fellow artist Sandra Fisher (1947-1994). Kitaj, on the right side, wears the traditional shawl of Jewish bridegrooms. He leans forward to embrace Fisher. On the left, wearing a top hat, is the leading British Sephardi rabbi, Abraham Levy. Under the chuppah (canopyl, are the couple's friends and Kitals children.


He made this painting several years after the wedding took place. It reflects the increasing importance of Kitajs Jewish heritage in his art and thought.


Presented by the artist 1993 to Tate Modern, London
 
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