Ida Kohlmeyer

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Ida Rittenberg Kohlmeyer (1912 - 1997) was an American painter and sculptor who lived and worked in Louisiana. Notably her work is held by the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the New Orleans Museum of Art. Though she was a Reform Jew throughout the course of her life, she played an active role in the New Orleans Jewish community. Touro Synagogue (New Orleans) displays much of her artwork in their synagogue and in the social hall.

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