National Jewish Book Awards: Visual Arts

National Jewish Book Awards: Visual Arts recognizes visual arts books represented in The Book Prize Index.

NonfictionAward

Winners: 28
Finalists: 0
Shortlisted: 0
Longlisted: 0
First year: 1981
Latest year: 2024
Books: 28

Deadline

Not yet sourced

Prize amount

Not yet sourced

Criteria / coverage

Active years represented: 1981-present. Art, architecture, photography, and illustrated non-fiction. 28 rows through 2024.

Source coverage

100%

Sourced records

28 of 28

Official site

Open source

Submission info

Open source

Prize history

101 Treasures from the National Library of IsraelRaquel Ukeles, Hezi Amiur, Yoel Finkelman, Stefan Litt, Samuel Thrope

2024

Result

Winner

Imprint

Unknown

Let There Be Light: The Real Story of Her CreationLiana Finck

2022

Result

Winner

Imprint

Random House

Edith Halpert, The Downtown Gallery, and the Rise of American ArtRebecca Shaykin

2019

Result

Winner

Imprint

Yale University Press

Arthur Szyk: Soldier in ArtIrvin Ungar

2017

Result

Winner

Imprint

Unknown

Skies of Parchment, Seas of Ink: Jewish Illuminated ManuscriptsMarc Michael Epstein

2015

Result

Winner

Imprint

Princeton University Press

Kabbalah in Art and ArchitectureAlexander Gorlin

2013

Result

Winner

Imprint

Unknown

Alias Man Ray: The Art of Reinvention (Jewish Museum)Mason Klein

2011

Result

Winner

Imprint

Unknown

Action/Abstraction: Pollock, de Kooning, and American Art, 1940-1976Norman L. Kleeblatt

2009

Result

Winner

Imprint

Unknown

Gilded Lions and Jeweled Horses: The Synagogue to the Carousel, Jewish Carving TraditionsMurray Zimiles

2007

Result

Winner

Imprint

Unknown

Jewish Women and Their Salons: The Power of Conversation (Jewish Museum)Emily D. Bilski

2005

Result

Winner

Imprint

Unknown

Diaspora: Homelands in Exile (2 Volume Set)Frédéric Brenner

2004

Result

Winner

Imprint

Unknown

Judaica at the Smithsonian : Cultural Politics as Cultural ModelGrace Cohen Grossman

1997

Result

Winner

Imprint

Smithsonian Institution Press

And I Shall Dwell Among Them: Historic Synagogues of the WorldNeil Folberg

1996

Result

Winner

Imprint

Unknown

Jewish ArtGrace Cohen Grossman

1995

Result

Winner

Imprint

Unknown

Jewish Papercuts: A History and GuideJoseph Shadur

1994

Result

Winner

Imprint

Unknown

The Jews: A Treasury of Art and LiteratureSharon R. Keller

1993

Result

Winner

Imprint

Unknown

Painting a Place in America: Jewish Artists in New York, 1900-1945: A Tribute to the Educational Alliance Art SchoolNorman L. Kleeblatt

1992

Result

Winner

Imprint

Indiana University Press

Ketubbah: Jewish Marriage Contracts of the Hebrew Union College Skirball Museum and Klau LibraryShalom Sabar

1991

Result

Winner

Imprint

Unknown

The Jews in AmericaDavid Cohen

1990

Result

Winner

Imprint

William Collins

A Sign and a Witness: 2,000 Years of Hebrew Books and Illuminated ManuscriptsLeonard Singer Gold

1989

Result

Winner

Imprint

Unknown

The Jewish Image in American FilmLester D. Friedman

1988

Result

Winner

Imprint

Unknown

Jewish Folk Art: From Biblical Days to Modern TimesJoy Ungerleider-Mayerson

1987

Result

Winner

Imprint

Unknown

Synagogues of Europe: Architecture, History, MeaningCarol Herselle Krinsky

1986

Result

Winner

Imprint

Unknown

The Rothschild Mahzor - Florence, 1492Evelyn M. Cohen

1985

Result

Winner

Imprint

Unknown

A Vanished WorldRoman Vishniac

1984

Result

Winner

Imprint

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Israel in Antiquity: From David to HerodAndrew S. Ackerman

1983

Result

Winner

Imprint

Unknown

Art of the HolocaustJanet Blatter

1982

Result

Winner

Imprint

Unknown

Purim: The Face and the MaskYeshiva University Museum

1981

Result

Winner

Imprint

Unknown

Year	Result	Book	Author	Imprint
2024	Winner	101 Treasures from the National Library of Israel	Raquel Ukeles, Hezi Amiur, Yoel Finkelman, Stefan Litt, Samuel Thrope	Unknown
2022	Winner	Let There Be Light: The Real Story of Her Creation	Liana Finck	Random House
2019	Winner	Edith Halpert, The Downtown Gallery, and the Rise of American Art	Rebecca Shaykin	Yale University Press
2017	Winner	Arthur Szyk: Soldier in Art	Irvin Ungar	Unknown
2015	Winner	Skies of Parchment, Seas of Ink: Jewish Illuminated Manuscripts	Marc Michael Epstein	Princeton University Press
2013	Winner	Kabbalah in Art and Architecture	Alexander Gorlin	Unknown
2011	Winner	Alias Man Ray: The Art of Reinvention (Jewish Museum)	Mason Klein	Unknown
2009	Winner	Action/Abstraction: Pollock, de Kooning, and American Art, 1940-1976	Norman L. Kleeblatt	Unknown
2007	Winner	Gilded Lions and Jeweled Horses: The Synagogue to the Carousel, Jewish Carving Traditions	Murray Zimiles	Unknown
2005	Winner	Jewish Women and Their Salons: The Power of Conversation (Jewish Museum)	Emily D. Bilski	Unknown
2004	Winner	Diaspora: Homelands in Exile (2 Volume Set)	Frédéric Brenner	Unknown
1997	Winner	Judaica at the Smithsonian : Cultural Politics as Cultural Model	Grace Cohen Grossman	Smithsonian Institution Press
1996	Winner	And I Shall Dwell Among Them: Historic Synagogues of the World	Neil Folberg	Unknown
1995	Winner	Jewish Art	Grace Cohen Grossman	Unknown
1994	Winner	Jewish Papercuts: A History and Guide	Joseph Shadur	Unknown
1993	Winner	The Jews: A Treasury of Art and Literature	Sharon R. Keller	Unknown
1992	Winner	Painting a Place in America: Jewish Artists in New York, 1900-1945: A Tribute to the Educational Alliance Art School	Norman L. Kleeblatt	Indiana University Press
1991	Winner	Ketubbah: Jewish Marriage Contracts of the Hebrew Union College Skirball Museum and Klau Library	Shalom Sabar	Unknown
1990	Winner	The Jews in America	David Cohen	William Collins
1989	Winner	A Sign and a Witness: 2,000 Years of Hebrew Books and Illuminated Manuscripts	Leonard Singer Gold	Unknown
1988	Winner	The Jewish Image in American Film	Lester D. Friedman	Unknown
1987	Winner	Jewish Folk Art: From Biblical Days to Modern Times	Joy Ungerleider-Mayerson	Unknown
1986	Winner	Synagogues of Europe: Architecture, History, Meaning	Carol Herselle Krinsky	Unknown
1985	Winner	The Rothschild Mahzor - Florence, 1492	Evelyn M. Cohen	Unknown
1984	Winner	A Vanished World	Roman Vishniac	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
1983	Winner	Israel in Antiquity: From David to Herod	Andrew S. Ackerman	Unknown
1982	Winner	Art of the Holocaust	Janet Blatter	Unknown
1981	Winner	Purim: The Face and the Mask	Yeshiva University Museum	Unknown