This exhibition explores – in reverse chronological order – three principal waves of migration to Britain, illustrating the history, width and breadth of the institution and its collection with representative works by artists.
Ben Uri Gallery and Museum is delighted to present Art, Identity, Migration, a display of highlights from the permanent collection featuring paintings, drawings, collage, and sculpture by 32 artists of Jewish and/or immigrant origin from across the past century.

Artists featured in this Curation: Alfred Aaron Wolmark (1877–1961), Mark Gertler (1891–1939), Clare Winsten (1892–1989), David Bomberg (1890–1957), Isaac Rosenberg (1890–1918), George Grosz (1893–1959), Emmanuel Levy (1900–1986), Marc Chagall (1887–1985), Jankel Adler (1895–1949), Josef Herman (1911–2000), and 20 more See all

32 artworks

Storyline Album Showcase

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The Last Days of Rabbi Ben Ezra 1905
Alfred Aaron Wolmark (1877–1961)
Oil on canvas
H 185.5 x W 318 cm
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Rabbi and Rabbitzin 1914
Mark Gertler (1891–1939)
Watercolour & pencil on paper
H 48.8 x W 37.6 cm
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Untitled (Vorticist Figures)* c.1911
Clare Winsten (1892–1989)
Oil on canvas
H 45.8 x W 81.4 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Racehorses 1913
David Bomberg (1890–1957)
Black chalk & wash on paper
H 41.5 x W 66.2 cm
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Self Portrait in Steel Helmet 1916
Isaac Rosenberg (1890–1918)
Black chalk, gouache & wash on paper
H 22.4 x W 19.6 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Ghetto Theatre 1920
David Bomberg (1890–1957)
Oil on canvas
H 74.5 x W 62 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Interrogation 1938
George Grosz (1893–1959)
Watercolour & ink on paper
H 46 x W 59 cm
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Crucifixion 1942
Emmanuel Levy (1900–1986)
Oil on canvas
H 102 x W 78 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Apocalypse en Lilas, Capriccio 1945
Marc Chagall (1887–1985)
Gouache, pencil, Indian wash & ink on paper
H 51 x W 35.5 cm
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Mother and Child 1941
Jankel Adler (1895–1949)
Oil on canvas
H 78.1 x W 57.1 cm
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Refugees c.1941
Josef Herman (1911–2000)
Gouache on paper
H 47 x W 39.5 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Refugees 1947
Orovida Camille Pissarro (1893–1968)
Oil on canvas
H 76 x W 63 cm
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Jeune servante (Waiting Maid) c.1933
Chaïm Soutine (1893–1943)
Oil on canvas
H 46.5 x W 40.5 cm
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West Indian Waitresses c.1955
Eva Frankfurther (1930–1959)
Oil on paper
H 76 x W 55 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Head c.1928–1934
Elisabeth Tomalin (1912–2012)
Gouache on paper
H 51 x W 36.1 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Orovida Pissarro 1962
Clara Klinghoffer (1900–1970)
Oil on canvas
H 102 x W 86.8 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Circus Scene 1964
Marie-Louise von Motesiczky (1906–1996)
Oil on canvas
H 53.6 x W 90.3 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Head of an African Woman 1920s
Dora Gordine (1895–1991)
Plaster
H 53 cm
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Chungsen Chou 1928
Elsa Fraenkel (1892–1975)
Bronze
H 36 x W 20.5 x D 55 cm
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Für Frau Fränkel 1927
Kurt Schwitters (1887–1948)
Collage on paper
H 13.5 x W 9.3 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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The Dancer 1962
Ben Enwonwu (1917–1994)
Oil on canvas
H 93 x W 62 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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King Lear 1964
Lancelot Ribeiro (1933–2010)
Oil on canvas
H 99 x W 52.7 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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The Hand Made Map of the World 2013
Tam Joseph (b.1947)
Acrylic on board
H 70.7 x W 121.2 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Home Performance 1 2014
Güler Ates (b.1977)
Giclée print
H 73 x W 105 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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The Bands of Pride 2017
Hormazd Narielwalla (b.1979)
Collage on paper
H 66 x W 47 cm
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Revolution Street 2 2019
Zory Shahrokhi (active since c.2003)
Pen, ink & gold pen
H 49 x W 69 cm
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Romilly John (1906–1986) 1907
Jacob Epstein (1880–1959)
Bronze
H 20.3 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Jacob Kramer (1892–1962) 1921
Jacob Epstein (1880–1959)
Bronze
H 64 x W 49 x D 25 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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N. M. Seedo (1906–1985) c.1957
Leon Kossoff (1926–2019)
Charcoal on paper
H 103 x W 71 cm
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Mornington Crescent – Summer Morning II 2004
Frank Helmuth Auerbach (1931–2024)
Oil on board
H 51.1 x W 51.1 cm
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White Trees and Yellow Fence 1980
Joash Woodrow (1927–2006)
Oil & household paint on board
H 217.5 x W 165 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Red Self Portrait after Masaccio 2005
Ronald Brooks Kitaj (1932–2007)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 61 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Isaac Rosenberg (1890–1918)
Eva Frankfurther (1930–1959)
Chaïm Soutine (1893–1943)
Elsa Fraenkel (1892–1975)
Clare Winsten (1892–1989)
Marie-Louise von Motesiczky (1906–1996)
Jankel Adler (1895–1949)
Lancelot Ribeiro (1933–2010)
George Grosz (1893–1959)
Ben Enwonwu (1917–1994)
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