Golda Meir and the Birth of Israel, Limited Edition 6 of 50 Photograph

Golda Meir and the Birth of Israel Archival Ink on Cotton Rag Paper Prints are signed and numbered on front This is a limited edition of 50 prints at 24" x 20" © S. Brett Kaufman, '08 'My Life' the autobiography by Golda Meir was the inspiration for 'Golda Meir and the Birth of Israel'. In it, I try and equate the life of Golda Meir, with the birth of a land that was once dry and barren and is now green and fertile. As one of Israel's earliest and most integral settler's, Golda's 1969 democratic election as Prime Minister, will always remain a proud moment for the Jewish people as well as for women everywhere. The image is a combination of assemblage and collage: the dried, cracked ground being the assemblage, and the green fertile ground being the collage. For those who aren't knowledgable about the history of Israel, I hope my image may play even just a small part in helping to explain it. ----------------------------------- S. Brett Kaufman is a San Francisco-based artist whose work is inspired by the numerous biographies he has read over the years. His ongoing series of surrealist portraits has been twenty years in the making. Brett's work is created using one of, or a combination of the following: photography, collage, and assemblage. He often thinks of his work as a puzzle that is put together piece by piece, similar to a mosaic. Each image has a separate story to tell; and likewise, a separate technique involved. Kaufman's work has been presented in museums, galleries, and alternative spaces as varied as San Francisco City Hall, SF Camerawork, Sacramento's Crocker Art Museum, New York's Monique Goldstrom Gallery, and the Rumbach-Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary. In '96 “Ode to Harvey Milk” became the poster and playbill for the San Francisco Opera’s production of “Harvey Milk The Opera”. Brett's imagery, has graced the covers of The SF Bay Guardian, Frontiers Magazine, and over 30 issues of the San Francisco Sentinel. His art has been enthusiastically received over the years, and sits in many prestigious collections, including the Rene de Rosa Foundation in Napa Valley, the Anne Frank Museum in Amsterdam, and sold through the United States Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. Website: Contact: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6HPU0o0wSE