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Sandhi Schimmel Gold
Memoir and Mirrors:
A reflection of four generations of creative women
January 27 - February 18,
Mixed Media Assemblages
About “Memoir and Mirrors”
"Memoir and Mirrors" - is a meditation on the memories, souvenirs and materials collected by multi-generations of women.
The matriarch, Ester Markovics was born on a farm in rural Slovakia.
Sandhi schimmel gold biography of michael
Her daughter, Bessy Markowitz was the artists' mother.
These women survived WWII and as refugees, arrived in New York City in
Both Ester and Bessy were hired to assemble jewelry for a costume jewelry manufacturer.
Bessy went on to work as a silk scarf painter. In time, Bessy became a painter, and a jewelry designer in her own right. Over the years, both women amassed a collection of beads, findings, art supplies, etc. Sandhi Schimmel Gold eventually inherited a massive assortment of miscellaneous items, as both her mother and grandmother found material objects to have monetary value.
Each woman, in turn, had