Where, if anywhere, do they belong in the annals of art history? Yonia Fain, “Witness to History” (markers and pastel on paper, 2000s) Courtesy of Congress for Jewish Culture It’s not ...

Yonia Fain and the Art History of Yiddishland. Fain was more than just a painter. He was also a Yiddish poet and short story writer. It occurred to me then that now was the time to translate Fain ...

Among them were two artists from Eastern Europe, Pinchas Shaar and Yonia Fain. Their art of the following 60 years continued to reflect the Shoah in a multitude of ways. A survey of their work is ...

Yonia Fain, the late artist ... for 14 years — is on the market for $3.8 million. Fain also gifted the art in the townhouse, located at 202 Carroll St. in Carroll Gardens, to the university.

Refugee Modernism exhibit reactivates the legacy of Yonia Fain and depicts the connection between modern art and Yiddish literature that Fain’s work exemplifies,” says Lucas Kelly, director of ...