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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Detail | "Woman of Jerusalem" mixed media on hand made paper 26 1/4" x 20"
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 Detail | "Woman of Portugal" mixed media on hand made paper 30" x 24 1/2"
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 Detail | "Woman of Cape Town" mixed media on hand made paper 21" x 17" |  |
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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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| "Portrait of Esther" Mixed media on hand made paper 30 1/2" x 26" Ref. # M0801005 |
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Detail | "The Bride" Mixed media on hand made paper 32" x 26 1/2" Ref. # M0801001 |
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| "Hamsa I" mixed media on hand made paper 21" x 18 " Ref. # M0801002 |
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| "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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| "The Three Graces " Mixed media 29 1/2"x 30 1/2" Ref. # M0710246 |  |
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| "Women With Flower" Mixed media 29 "x31" Ref. # M0710240
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| "The Couple II" Mixed media 25 1/2" x 21" Ref. # M0710238
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| "Twins I" Mixed media 29 1/2" x 25 1/2" Ref. # M0710242
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 Detail | "Jamaican Bride" Mixed media 34" x 34 3/4" Ref. # M0709177
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34" x 28 " Ref. # M0709175
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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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"Frozen Charlotte II" Mixed media 22 1/4" x 191/4" Ref. # M0703064
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"Frozen Charlotte III" Mixed media 22 1/4" x 191/4" Ref. # M0703065
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"Topsy I" Mixed media 25" x 20 1/2" Ref. # M0703066
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"Gees-Bend Home" 32" x 26 " Ref.# M0704077
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"Girl from Chile with Pomegranates"
Mixed media
46" x 39 1/2"
Ref. # M0606113
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"Poem for a Daughter"
Mixed media
48" x 40"
Ref. # M0607139
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"La Doņa"
Mixed media
30" x 24"
Ref. # M0607141
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"The Artist"
Mixed media
21 " x 17"
Ref. # M0605105
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"Open, Closed, Open"
Mixed Media
30" x 23"
Ref. # M0607142
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"Love Goodness"
Mixed media
45 1/2 " x 36"
Ref. # M0605106
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"Kicking Ladies Pink"
Mixed media
36 1/2" x 28 1/2 "
Ref. # M0607147
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"Kicking Ladies Yellow"
Mixed media
36 1/2" x 28 1/2 "
Ref. # M0607146
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"Flying Leaves"
Mixed media
36" x 30 "
Ref. # M0602036
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