‘The Odyssey and Art of John H. Less’ Exhibition Comes to Museum in Newark

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'Escape' by former township resident John H. Less will be shown in an exhibition at The Jewish Museum of New Jersey

NEW JERSEY---The Jewish Museum of New Jersey presents, "Berlin — Shanghai — Newark: The Odyssey and Art of John H. Less," an exhibition of paintings that primarily focuses on the artist's life as a German Holocaust refugee in Shanghai from 1940 to 1947. Less, who passed away in 2011, lived in Millburn for 50 years. In the exhibition, he portrays his uprooting from a culture in which he and his family believed themselves to be at home and secure to their abrupt transformation into complete outsiders. The exhibition begins with a reception on Sunday, Oct. 6, from 1 to 5 p.m., and will be open on Sundays through Sunday, Dec. 15. [link]

The Jewish Museum of New Jersey: "Berlin — Shanghai — Newark: The Odyssey and Art of John H. Less," (Oct. 5-Dec. 15); Congregation Ahavas Sholom, 145 Broadway, Newark, NJ;  (973) 698-8489; jewishmuseumnj.org.