“With the Eyes of a Jew”: Unveiling Canvas of Identity in Early 20th Century Art Expeditions to Mandate Palestine
“With the Eyes of a Jew”: Unveiling Canvas of Identity in Early 20th Century Art Expeditions to Mandate Palestine

Summary/Abstract: In the early 20th century, a wave of missions to exotic lands, including Mandate Palestine, sparkedartistic exploration across cinema, painting, and photography. This article examines how painters on these expeditionsaimed to express Jewish identity through their artwork. Drawing from exhibition reviews, it exploresthe transformative impact of these journeys on artists’ worldview and artistic expression, highlighting theirrole in bolstering Jewish self-awareness. Through examples like Artur Szyk, Adolphe Feder, and Mane-Katz,it demonstrates how travel to Eretz Israel shaped artists’ self-perception, enriching their artistic perspectivewhile maintaining their deeply rooted ethnic identity.

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