The Talmudist

Joseph Freeman
By November 16, 2015 Read More →

Joseph Freeman

Joseph Freeman, a model for Jacob Binder’s The Talmudist.

The Talmudist
By November 10, 2015 Read More →

The Talmudist

A Talmudist is a scholar specializing in the study of Talmud. This painting was the creation of Jacob Binder (1887–1987), a local Jewish artist and a student/associate of prominent American artists Joseph De Camp and John Singer Sargent. Binder was an unlikely artist to be so honored. A naturalized American and a Boston portraitist trained in […]