Biographical Note and Exhibition

This article provides the first comprehensive biographical note with the list of exhibitions of artist Norman Raeben, which is crucial to understand his profound cultural influence, situating his artistic legacy within the broader trajectories of 20th-century American and European art and cultural history. It 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). This research initiative employs 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.