Poster of St. Francis. Silk screen on Rives paper
Category Archives: 1990s
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THE BOOK OF JONAH
Bible. Book of Jonah. Drawings and design by Ismar David with an introduction by Chaim Potok. Southbury, CT: Chiswick Book Shop, 1991. xii, 17 p., 31 cm. Cover and book design and illustrations.
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BROTHERHOOD SYNAGOGUE COLUMN
Detail of column in the Brotherhood Synagogue, Gramercy Park, New York. Stencil. 1994.
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BROTHERHOOD SYNAGOGUE CANOPY
Inscription on the canopy above the Aaron ha-kodesh and the eternal light in the Brotherhood Synagogue, Gramercy Park, New York. Wood marquetry. 1994.
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DECORATIVE ROSETTE
Detail of panels on the Aron-ha-kodesh of the Brotherhood Synagogue, Gramercy Park, New York. Wood marquetry. 1994.
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ISSACHAR AND ZEBULUN
Detail of panels on the side of the doors of the Aron-ha-kodesh of the Brotherhood Synagogue, Gramercy Park, New York. Wood marquetry. 1994.
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JOSEPH AND BENJAMIN
Detail of panels on the side of the doors of the Aron-ha-kodesh of the Brotherhood Synagogue, Gramercy Park, New York. Wood marquetry. 1994.
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BROTHERHOOD SYNAGOGUE 2
The doors of the Aron-ha-kodesh of the Brotherhood Synagoge, Gramercy Park, New York. Wood marquetry. 1994.
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BROTHERHOOD SYNAGOGUE
In 1994 members of the Brotherhood Synagogue on Gramercy Park in New York approached Ismar about renovating the Sanctuary. The building had originally been built as a Friends’ Meeting House and existing original features, like the cantilevered canopy were incorporated into the design.
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Pinelawn: SAINT FRANCIS OF ASISSI
Wall mural with a prayer of St. Francis of Asissi, at Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale, LI, NY. 1993
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Pinelawn: WALL MURAL NEAR DOORWAY
Wall mural at Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale, LI, NY. The area was still in construction. See the rubber floor mat and the unpainted poured concrete ceiling. 1990s.
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Pinelawn: WALL MURAL WITH VARIGATED STONE
Wall mural at Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale, LI, NY. 1990s.
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Pinelawn: INTO YOUR HAND I ENTRUST MY SPIRIT
Wall mural and small fountain in mausoleum complex at Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale, LI, NY.
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Pinelawn: GLASS ROOF IN CHAPEL
Model for glass ceiling of a chapel atrium in Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale, LI, NY. 1991.
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Pinelawn: CHAPEL FOUNTAIN
Fountain in an anteroom to a chapel atrium in Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale, LI, NY. 1991. The round-shaped fountain has three panels of text from the 23rd Psalm cut into blue pearl granite.
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Pinelawn: CHAPEL INTERIOR
Publicity photo of the chapel atrium in Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale, LI, NY. 1991. The blue panels are silk-screen on glass and disguise stores to storage areas.
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Pinelawn: CHAPEL EXTERIOR
Chapel atrium in Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale, LI, NY. 1991. The photo of Ismar is from the early 90s.
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Pinelawn: ECCLESIASTES FEATURE
Proposal for a feature with 5 quotations from Ecclesiastes. Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale, LI, NY, Late ’80s or early ’90s.
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3:16: BIBLE TEXTS ILLUMINATED
Knuth, Donald Ervin. 3:16: Bible Texts Illuminated. Madison, WI: A-R Editions, [1991]. 268 p., 23 cm. Illustration for Leviticus.