Paper wrappers. 8vo. [12] pages. 23 cm. Only edition. With fourteen color painting reproductions and one photograph of the painter. “They Called Me Mayer July …September 10, 2007 - January 13, 2008, Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, California. Paintings and drawings by Mayer Kirshenblatt; concept and interviews by Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett; curated by Alla Efimova. ” This small brochure was published to accompany the opening exhibit at the Judah Magnes Museum of the paintings of Mayer Kirshenblatt. NOT THE FAR MORE COMMON 411 PAGE BOOK OF THE SAME TITLE. "Mayer Kirshenblatt, who was born in 1916 and left Poland for Canada in 1934, taught himself to paint at age 73. Since then, he has made it his mission to remember the world of his childhood in living color, "lest future generations know more about how Jews died than how they lived. " Subjects: Jews -- Poland -- Opatów -- Biography. Light wear to covers. Near fine condition. (HOLO2-88-16)