Art Reviews

A Collection of Art Reviews

Bacchanalian Dance

As I watched he appeared to be fashioning a tiny thing of matchless beauty, but the figure actually grew before my very eyes into a powerful drama, a sublime epic, a devastating satire. "How free he seems!" I whispered to myself. "Such a man could never be restrained by the shackles of a formal philosophy. His mind is forever darting from star to star, from deep night into midday, from grief to orgies of wild laughter". -- (Reprinted from "Louis Rosenthal, Sculptor", The Jewish Times and written by William Henry Russell)

These 5 reviews are a good place to start. The other reviews listed below are in date order. New reviews, articles and press releases that have been written since January 2010 are listed at the bottom of this page.

Fine Art on a Fine Scale                                                            Sculptor-Poet Captures the Spirit of St. Louis

Louis Rosenthal, Sculptor                                                        Baltimorean World Famous Sculptor

Visitors From Afar Come to City
to Meet and Consult this Sculptor

Art Reviews

Louis Rosenthal, Sculptor of Jewish Art               American Jewish Chronicle        June 15, 1917

With Knife as Sole Tool, Sculptor Scores Success    The Baltimore Sun                               1920

Louis Rosenthal, Master in Miniature Sculpture                            A Collection of New York Reviews from
The Jewish Tribune                                                                        1924 and 1926
December 7, 1923

C.S.Monitor New York                                                                   Sculpture in Miniature
1926                                                                                              International Studio
                                                                                                     1925
C.S. Monitor
Art Review from March 27, 1926
(clearer copy)

Statuette Presented to Earl Balfour and Sculptor who Created it
Detroit Jewish Herald    July 13, 1927

Louis Rosenthal - Maker of Miniatures Carves Golden Group to Honor Lindbergh
The Detroit Jewish Chronicle   April 18, 1924

Weaver of Resplendent Fantasies                                               A Worker in Heroic Miniatures
The American Hebrew                                                               1928
October 5, 1928

Who's Who in Art   1928

Louis Rosenthal, Sculptor
The Jewish Times

Baltimore's Sculptor-Poet Captures                                             A Prophet is with honor in his own country
the Spirit of St. Louis                                                                 and in his own time
The Jewish Times                                                                       The Jewish Times

Lindbergh Inspires a Sculptor                                                     The Sentinel
The Sunday Star, Washington D.C.                                              The Jewish Times
April 8, 1928                                                                                June 28, 1929

Spirit of San Francisco told in Three Inch Statue                      A Baltimore Sculptor Receives Homage -
San Franciso Chronicle                                                               Visitors from Afar Come to the City to Meet
April 2, 1929                                                                             and Consult this Sculptor
                                                                                                   October 31, 1930

Miniature Rhapsody                                                                    Steinmetz Made Immortal
The Townsman                                                                            September 12, 1938
February 1931

Jewish Suffering Seen as that of Humanity                                Metropolitan Museum of Art to Acquire
January 15, 1939                                                                        Miniature Bronzes by Louis Rosenthal
                                                                                                 1946

Tiny Bronzes Win Approval                                                          Rosenthal Bronze Miniatures to be
The Baltimore Sun                                                                       in Jerusalem Museum
May 4, 1948                                                                                The Baltimore Sun, March 5, 1946, and
                                                                                                   Rosenthal Bronze Miniatures to be
Fine Art on a Fine Scale                                                              Represented in Bezalel Museum
by, Naomi Kellman                                                                      The Jewish Times, March 8, 1946

Maryland Leaders                                                                        Louis Rosenthal, Headliners of the Times
November, 30 1949                                                                     The Jewish Times
                                                                                                     January 26, 1951

Louis Rosenthal Miniatures on Exhibit Here -  (for the Washington County Museum)
The Daily Mail, 1952

Sculptor Rosenthal Planning Show, Possible Visit to South America
The Evening Sun August 15, 1952

Baltimorean World Famous Sculptor                                             Sculptor Rosenthal Leans Multiplication
Louis Rosenthal Sought After by Thousands                               Baltimore Sun, July 6, 1947
The Suburban Times, December 25, 1941

Dynamic Louis Rosenthal - His Masterpieces in Miniature
Have won Him World-Wide Renown
The National Jewish Post
August 19, 1955

Sculpture Puzzle Solved by Lab
The Baltimore Sun
January 11, 1974

Prefers His Sand in a Side Dish If any
(date unknown)

New Art Reviews and Press Releases as of January, 2010

Miniature Art                                                 Press Release
The Jewish Times                                           July 1, 2010
May 21, 2010

http://www.artknowledgenews.com/ The link below will take you directly to the article:
http://www.artknowledgenews.com/2010-07-11-21-43-13-louis-rosenthal-online-museum-of-his-miniature-scuptures.html
July, 2010

The National Museum of American Jewish History published the story "Louis Rosenthal, the artist who carries a museum in his pocket" written by Sharon Quigley Rosenthal. It is being featured on their "Share your Story" page of their website. A link is posted here: The National Museum of American Jewish History published the story "Louis Rosenthal, the artist who carries a museum in his pocket"   November 1, 2010

All the Small Things: Miniature Art Exhibit at the Mansion
Gazette.net (Maryland Community News Online)
December 8, 2010

January, 2011: Wes Siegrist's new book - "Modern Masters of Miniature Art in America - refers to Louis Rosenthal multiple times and notes that: - "Louis Rosenthal is considered the father of miniature sculpture."
Wes Siegrist website: http://www.artofwildlife.com/miniature_painting_books.html

A link to the book can be found here:
http://www.artofwildlife.com/miniature_painting_books.html#A

This link provides specific pages from the book on Louis Rosenthal:
http://books.google.com/books?id=aRB6i3k3FpgC&pg=PA249&lpg=PA249&dq=wes+siegrist+book+louis+rosenthal&source=bl&ots=Ync6XivrsG&sig=mf4DQZk0i8OyDUECZ50cMDF1H2c&hl=en&ei=C7xATbGFFsfYgQfasunbAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=louis%20rosenthal&f=false

January, 2011: Press Release for Exhibition in Wells, England: May - June, 2011

May 16, 2011:  Press Release for Baltimore, Maryland

May 26, 2011: The Wells Jounal    Miniature Art Show (Review, Wells, England)

May 26, 2011: This is Somerset, U.K. Miniature Art Show (Review, Wells, England)

September 27, 2011:     Small art leaves big impression   (Review, Towson Maryland)