Theological Themes

 

Kaish was fascinated by human reactions to the spiritual. Her figures, in their moments of revelation, probe the psycho-spiritual effects of divine encounters, and more broadly, profound human experience. 

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The Blessing (Two), 1957

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Trumpeters of Jericho, 1957

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Chassid, 1966

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The Great Blessing of Abraham, 1960

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Frederick the Great, 1961

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Jacob Wrestling with the Angel, 1957

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Jonah Fleeing Nineveh, 1958-59

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Angel of Joshua, 1957

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Expulsion II, 1964

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Creation and Expulsion from Eden (Ulro), 1964

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Expulsion from Eden: Relief, 1964

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Oracles I, 1965

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Creation and Expulsion II, 1964

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Spice Container, 1965

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Architectural Relief Study, Screen and Doors, 1968