Jason Francisco, at The Blogs

Jason Francisco

Sep 3, 2012, 10:34 AM

The painting of Alfred Mayer. On the right is a view of the back of the painting -- a section of Torah scroll. (photo credit: courtesy)

In Krakow, an exhibition of Holocaust-era paintings binds the cultural remains of victim and perpetrator -- to chilling effect

About Me

Jason Francisco is an acclaimed photographer, essayist and critic. He is the author of "Far from Zion: Jews, Diaspora, Memory" (Stanford University Press, 2006), and "The Steerage and Alfred Stieglitz," (University of California Press, 2012), as well as numerous essays, reviews, and artist’s books. He teaches at Emory University and Stanford University.