The Sassoons reveals the fascinating story of a remarkable Jewish family, following four generations from Iraq to India, China, and England through a rich selection of works collected by family members over time.

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The exhibition highlights the Sassoon family’s pioneering role in trade, art collecting, architectural patronage, and civic engagement from the early 19th century through World War II through over 120 works—paintings, decorative arts, illuminated manuscripts, and Judaica—amassed by family members and borrowed from numerous private and public collections. Highlights include lavishly decorated Hebrew manuscripts from as early as the 12th century; Chinese art and ivory carvings; rare Jewish ceremonial art; Western masterpieces including paintings by Thomas Gainsborough, and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, and magnificent portraits by John Singer Sargent of various Sassoon family members. The Sassoons explores themes such as discrimination, diaspora, colonialism, global trade, and war that not only shaped the history of the family but continue to define our world today.

Organized by Claudia Nahson, Morris and Eva Feld Senior Curator at the Jewish Museum, New York, and Esther da Costa Meyer, Professor Emerita at Princeton University. Exhibition design by Leslie Gill and Adam Johnston, Leslie Gill Architect; graphic design by Miko McGinty.

The Sassoons is made possible by The Achelis and Bodman Foundation; The David Berg Foundation; The Starr Foundation; the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation; the National Endowment for the Arts; Barbara Tober, The Acronym Fund; The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation; David Keidan; the Oded Halahmy Foundation for the Arts; The Nancy Sidewater Foundation; Sharon Wolfe and Meir Rotenberg; Dr. Harriette Kaley; and Christopher Tsai and André Stockamp.

Additional support is provided by the Horace W. Goldsmith Exhibitions Endowment Fund; The Joan Rosenbaum Exhibitions Endowment; and The Centennial Fund.

The publication is made possible, in part, by the Dorot Foundation, Denise Littlefield Sobel, the Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation, and the Barr Ferree Publication Fund at Princeton University.

Digital guide supported by Bloomberg Connects.

Exhibition Date: March 3, 2023 - August 13, 2023

Location: The Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street
New York, NY 10128.

Gallery Hours:
Sunday     11 am - 6 pm
Monday     11 am - 6 pm
Tuesday     Closed
Wednesday     Closed
Thursday     11 am - 8 pm
Friday     11 am - 4 pm
Saturday     11 am - 6 pm

Timed tickets are recommended to help the Museum maintain a capacity limit that allows for an appropriate socially distanced visit for all guests. A limited number of onsite walk-up tickets are also available. Members should also reserve timed tickets.

Please plan to arrive on time, as space limitations prohibit waiting inside the Museum building.

Ticket Pricing:
Adults, $18
Seniors, 65 and over, $12
Students, $8
Children, 18 and under, Free
Members, Free
Saturdays, Free

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