Ina Golub
Lions of Judah
New York: 1982
Lithograph
Numbered in pencil lower left: 130/200
Signed in pencil lower right: Ina Golub '82
Titled and dedicated by artist in pencil lower center
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Limited edition lithograph print of the lions of Judah from the ark doors at Temple Emanuel, a major New York City synagogue.  The symbol of the lions of Judah derives from the Biblical comparison of the tribes of Judah and Dan to lions.  The image of the pair of lions holding up a crown first appeared in the Middle Ages, and has evolved with variations to the present day.  The inscription on this lithograph indicates it was presented to Jewish philanthropists Caren and Amnon Barness.

Ina Golub is a fiber and textile artist, who primarily focuses on Jewish ceremonial objects and Judaic themes.  She has completed hundreds of commissioned pieces, including wall hangings, tapestries, coverings for ritual objects and Jewish ceremonial garments.  In 1998 her design for a havdalah spice box won the Spertus Judaica Prize, an international Judaica competition.  She has exhibited throughout the United States and had a 30-year retrospective exhibition at the Yeshiva University Museum in 1996; a catalog was published (see References below).  Her work is in the collection of the Jewish Museum in New York.

Inscribed and dedicated by artist in pencil lower center: “from the Ark --Temple Emanuel, New York/ presented to Caren and Amnon Barness”

References:

“About the Artist.”  Ina Golub. 2000.  http://www.inagolub.com/aboutina.html (9 June 2005).

“Lions.”  Jewish Heritage Online Museum. http://www.jhom.com/topics/lions/art.htm (9 June 2005).

“Publications.”  Yeshiva University Museum.  2005.  http://www.yumuseum.org/index.php?pg=7&zoom=1&#pub9 (9 June 2005).