PORTALS LTD
CHICAGO
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BARBARA KOHL-SPIRO
"Make the soul sing-this is my mission. Kafka said art should cleave the frozen sea inside a heart. I think that. When critics, curators, gallery owners, art historians, etc., are no longer around 100 years after a work is created, it is the lone work left to relate to future generations. In all times, certain basic things reach the human heart.
The fundamental things survive as time goes by.
I hope I can add a little something to that part of human culture.
I am Jewish and my tradition teaches the importance of thinking of generations to come.
I think of the legacy given to me by all the great artists of the past.
To me many of these artists were women-often anonymous, often part of the decorative arts. I hope I can be a small part of the creative people's legacy. In this series, I often refer to Ellie Needleman's "Kicking Lady" because she has a spirit of celebration. I love the blessing of finding joy in the work I do every day. I specially treasure my glorious family and friends who always are making more rooms in my heart.
I thank God for giving me a creative soul."
- Barbara Kohl-Spiro
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With frame | "White Nights II" mixed media on handmade paper 38" x 30" x 2 1/2" Ref. # M0910042
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 With frame | "The Medal" mixed media on handmade paper 26 1/2" x 21 1/2" x 2 1/4" Ref. # M0909035
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With frame | "Three Generations" mixed media on handmade paper 27" x 21 1/2" x 2 1/4" Ref. # M0909037
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| "The New Couple" mixed media on handmade paper 28 3/4" x 23 3/4" x 2" Ref. # M0909038
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With frame | "Nanny and Children Evoking an Unwitting Smile" mixed media on handmade paper 29" x 24" x 2 1/2" Ref. # M0910041
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"Mainly About Love, Woman with Valor"
mixed media on handmade paper
26" x 20"
Ref. # M0906025
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"Mainly About Love, Twins"
mixed media on handmade paper
26" x 24"
Ref. # M0906024
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"Generation to Generation III" mixed media on handmade paper 12" x 10" Ref. # M0810177
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Detail of 100 year sampler applied to paper | "Mainly About Love I" mixed media on handmade paper 58" x 28" Ref. # M0810170
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Detail | "Mainly About Love II" mixed media on handmade paper 45" x 25" Ref. # M0810171
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Detail | "Mainly About Love III" mixed media on handmade paper 45" x 25" Ref. # M0810172
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| "Three Faces" Three enamel face profiles 29" x 24 1/2" Ref. # M0801004 | 
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| "Donkey Serenade" Mixed media on hand made paper 31 1/2" x 26 3/4" Ref. # M0801006 |  |
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| "Blue Girl" Mixed media 37 1/4"x30 1/2" Ref. # M0710239 |
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| "Jack & Jill" Mixed media on hand made paper 33" x 28 1/2" Ref. # M0801009 |  Detail |
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| "Ode to Harry" 23 1/2" x 20 1/2" Ref. # M0801008 |
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| "Hamsa I" mixed media on hand made paper 21" x 18 " Ref. # M0801002 |
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Detail of hamsa | "Hamsa II" mixed media on hand made paper 21" x 18 " Ref. # M0801003 |
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| "Ode to Youth" Mixed media 59"x 45 1/4" x 6" Ref. # M0710248 |  |
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Detail of doll | "The Three Graces " Mixed media 29 1/2"x 30 1/2" Ref. # M0710246 |
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| "Twins I" Mixed media 29 1/2" x 25 1/2" Ref. # M0710242
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| "Jamaican Bride" Mixed media 34" x 34 3/4" Ref. # M0709177
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34" x 28 " Ref. # M0709175
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"The Dance" Mixed media 30 1/4" x 25 1/2" Ref. # M0709176
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"Aviva" Mixed Media 24 1/2" x 30" Ref. # M0705103
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"Barbados Jayne" Mixed Media 56 1/2" x 44 1/2" Ref. # M0704074
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"Girl from Chile with Pomegranates"
Mixed media
46" x 39 1/2"
Ref. # M0606113
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| "Gees Bend Home" Mixed media 32" x26" Ref. # M0704077 |
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"Poem for a Daughter"
Mixed Media
48" x 40"
Ref. # M0607139
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"Checkerboard Couple"
Mixed media
31 1/4" x 26"
Ref. # M0607139
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