 | | jewish throne. one of three legacy thrones created by mel alexenberg and miriam benjamin in collaboration with jewish, hispanic, and african-american elders and new world school of the arts students |
|  | | artist miriam benjamin with jewish throne
in miami |
|  | | detail. jewish throne |
|  |  | | (top) steel frame for jewish thone (bottom) detail |
|  | | new world school of the arts student welding frame for jewish throne |
|  | | ceramic hora dancer created by jewish elder who was a professional ballet dancer |
|  | | artist miriam benjamin helps elder create ceramic dancer |
|  | | african-american throne |
|  | | top of african-american throne |
|  | | old and young hands working together |
|  | | african-american elders telling their life stories in clay |
|  |  | | retired school principal tells story of working in cotton fields in her youth |
|  | | retired journalist tells of her childhood through clay |
|  | | hispanic throne |
|  | | hispanic throne facing biscayne bay in miami |
|  | | students working on hispanic throne |
|  |  | | (top) hispanic throne detail (bottom) art students working on throne |
|  | | ceramic mask glazed and fired |
|  | | hispanic elder creating mask based upon cuban folklore |
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