- Object Name:
- Matzah Cover
- Artist/Maker:
- Lillian Elliott
- Bio:
- American, 1930-1994
- Place Made:
- Berkeley, California, United States
- Date:
- 1978
- Medium:
- Fabric: printed and embroidered
- Dimensions:
- 18 × 28 1/4 × 1/8 in. (45.7 × 71.8 × 0.3 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Ita and Joshua Aber
- Accession Number:
- 2004-34
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This matzah cover commemorates the Camp David peace accords between Egypt and Israel. In honoring the significance of this occasion on a Passover ritual object, Lillian Elliott reminds the viewer of the Jews' enslavement and exodus from Egypt. While recognizing this history of conflict, Elliott's work suggests a more hopeful future in the wake of the Camp David accords.
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