Tells Bakery197311 1/4 x 11 1/4 "
Frame: 12 5/8 x 12 5/8 x 5/8 "Acrylic on wood panelGift of David L. Davies2008.4.30see notes for additional infomation.1538762451P4.1998.3Malcah ZeldisPaintingsNew YorkNew YorkUnited StatesNew YorkPaintingsNew York
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To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.orgInformation: On Tuesday, February 12, 2019, I called Malcah Zeldis to learn more about her painting Tells Bakery. The primary subject of our phone call was finding the painting's date. (The work’s donor and our records listed the date as n.d.) This initial discussion led to a total of two phone calls and two voicemail messages throughout that afternoon. Below is a summary of my notes from our conversation. •Malcah Zeldis thought her aunt may have worked at Tells Bakery but later realized that the aunt worked in Greenbrook Bakery in uptown Manhattan.•Tells Bakery was located in the 13th street area of Brooklyn, where Zeldis used to shop. She describes it as a neighborhood where “Jewish culture still persisted.” It was a mixed neighborhood with Jewish and Italian stores and one of the oldest slaughterhouses in the city.•Zeldis says she painted Tells Bakery in 1973, the same year that she painted another work about the 13th street market. She particularly like the 13th street market painting and had either the original painting or a reproduction of the work in her home. •Zeldis found the painting’s 1973 date surprising because she “only moved to that neighborhood” in 1971. •Zeldis thinks she must have liked Tells Bakery because it reminded her of her aunt and credits it as the inspiration for the piece. P4.1998.319731973 2008 4 3
Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.orgInformation: On Tuesday, February 12, 2019, I called Malcah Zeldis to learn more about her painting Tells Bakery. The primary subject of our phone call was finding the painting's date. (The work’s donor and our records listed the date as n.d.) This initial discussion led to a total of two phone calls and two voicemail messages throughout that afternoon. Below is a summary of my notes from our conversation. •Malcah Zeldis thought her aunt may have worked at Tells Bakery but later realized that the aunt worked in Greenbrook Bakery in uptown Manhattan.•Tells Bakery was located in the 13th street area of Brooklyn, where Zeldis used to shop. She describes it as a neighborhood where “Jewish culture still persisted.” It was a mixed neighborhood with Jewish and Italian stores and one of the oldest slaughterhouses in the city.•Zeldis says she painted Tells Bakery in 1973, the same year that she painted another work about the 13th street market. She particularly like the 13th street market painting and had either the original painting or a reproduction of the work in her home. •Zeldis found the painting’s 1973 date surprising because she “only moved to that neighborhood” in 1971. •Zeldis thinks she must have liked Tells Bakery because it reminded her of her aunt and credits it as the inspiration for the piece.