my great grandfather, Louis Rosenthal, carved this man…he is this big i didn’t have my macro lens with me…too tiny to get him sharp. after a thousand shots, i gave up. but this gives you an idea of how small Louis Rosenthal’s work is. again, i tried to get this ring in focus, as it…
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Louis Rosenthal sculpture (my great-grandfather)
He is my Great grandfather. I was lucky enough to photograph a private collection. Someday…i hope to own some. http://www.louisrosenthalmuseum.org for more info on this treasure of my past.
…i just wanted to share
Totally blowing my own horn, or rather, my own Shofar. Tomorrow night Rosh Hashanah begins. The Jewish New Year. This interview is about my family, photography & my art. I’m really…flattered to find myself here. The painting of Moses above, is the one of which i speak of in the magazine. Sculpture with watercolor,…
a museum in his pocket…
The title of this post was a story told to me by my father. Louis Rosenthal was walking around downtown Baltimore with his young son. A man stopped to greet Louis & said to Louis’s son, “Your father walks around with a museum in his pocket” I love that my own son has a drive…
one of the greatest gifts i’ve ever received
A box was delivered today to me by courier. The gift was given to me by my husband’s 2nd cousin, Carlo H. Joseph III. The bronze piece was sculpted by hand (unknown how many were cast from his original wax sculpture) by my Great Grandfather, Louis Rosenthal http://www.louisrosenthalmuseum.org I was blown away & wish to…
my great grandfather “carried a museum in his pocket”
In 1923 the “Royal Society of Miniature Painters” (England) changed their name (with the King (King George VI ?)of England’s approval) to “The Royal Society of Miniature Painters and Sculptures” to allow one American, my great Grandfather, Louis Rosenthal. Louis Rosenthal (1888-1964) was a famous sculpture. These pieces i photographed belong to his Grandson, my…
the mask
this was sculpted by my great grandfather, Louis Rosenthal.
Sculpture details, as wordpress will not allow me to tell the tale along with the pictures
The sign, the 1st image, came down in a building in Baltimore, Maryland, his studio was there. I like to think he would like mine today & that he would be proud that I’ve created Jewish art for a prayerbook. The 2nd image is a sculpture they call Zohar. As a little girl, I would…
This is Zohar, he was made by Louis Rosenthal & as scary as he may look

He never scared me. The story was this man was trapped in a cave with a pin hole sized hole allowing light for him to read & write by, but he had to move the book each sentence at a time. This is what I remember, I don’t know if that is the important part or even correct part. But it’s the part that my memory holds when I was told as a little girl. I thought even though he is suffering & alone, he can still read stories. As you know, a good story can take you out of your time & plant you in another, a book can be a time machine, a book can stop time. A book can make you understand who you are or who you want to be. I never watch tv…sounds snobby, but I used to, but my husband wanted to flip channels during commercial & then would want to start watching something thats almost done. GRRRRR! So he watches t.v. on the couch. I go to my room snuggle in & I’m gone.
