Lost Flowers
Mindy Weisel
1979
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Credits
Private collection. Courtesy of the artist.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 10.
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Mindy Weisel
b. 1947
American artist Mindy Weisel was born in a displaced persons’ camp on the site of the former Bergen Belsen concentration camp. Her parents’ experiences as survivors of Auschwitz serve as inspiration for many of her artworks. She works in a variety of media, including oils, water colors, glass, and metal. Weisel is also the author and editor of several books, including Daughters of Absence: Transforming a Legacy of Loss (2001).
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