Paintings and Drawings

These pages offer the first comprehensive catalog of the works of artist Norman Raeben. The works are divided by technique and subject to show the evolution of Norman’s style. The last section, "Studio Works", gathers his late works painted in his atelier, which are studies or demonstrations often made for teaching purposes. For this reason, the section gathers works on various media and mixed techniques. The catalog is a result of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie research project POYESIS (Perspectives on Yiddish Cultural Evolution and Its Legacy: Visual Arts, Theatre, and Songwriting Between Assimilation and Identity. A Case Study), which explores Raeben’s body of work as a pivotal case study to investigate the transformation and adaptation of Ukrainian Yiddish culture in mid-20th-century New York, offering valuable insights into the interplay between artistic identity, cultural heritage, and assimilation.