Artist / Studio
ArtistKatz, A. Raymond
New York, New York
Birth Year: 1895
Death Year: 1974
Biography:
Katz worked in various media, including murals, stained glass, mosaics, bas-reliefs, printmaking, paintings and drawings. He came to the United States in 1909 and spent his early years in Chicago, where he studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. Among his murals are those for the 1933 Century of Progress exposition in Chicago, a post office in Madison, Illinois, the Young Women's Hebrew Association of Elizabeth, New Jersey, and many synagogues in the United States. His bas-reliefs and stained glass designs also can be found in numerous synagogues. Katz was well known for his designs based on characters of the Hebrew alphabet and for his interpretations of Jewish themes.
Window Name: Good Deeds Window
Building Name and City: Temple Beth Israel
Window Name: Justice Window
Building Name and City: Temple Beth Israel
Window Name: Peace Window
Building Name and City: Temple Beth Israel
Window Name: Torah Window
Building Name and City: Temple Beth Israel
Window Name: Yom Kippur
Building Name and City: Temple Beth Sholom
Window Name: Sabbath
Building Name and City: Temple Beth Sholom