Urban Wildlife
Jacqueline Kahane Freedman, 2020
A very colorful decorative interpenetration of floral, plants and other forms found in nature.
Jacqueline Kahane Freedman is an award-winning artist living and working in Shaker Heights. Her commissioned art includes portraits and landscapes, and one of her specialties is the traditional Jewish Marriage Contract known as the Ketubah, as well as other Judaica. Over the years, her many-faceted career has included book jackets, advertising and editorial illustrations both in newspapers and magazines, as well as package and label designs.
Jackie is currently active as a member of the Northern Ohio Illustrators' Society, and in the past, she had been an active member of the Cleveland Chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. She served on their Education Committee, was a judge for their Annual Student Portfolio Review, and also was the Board Member selected as their delegate to the AIGA National Conference in Breckenridge, Colorado. Jackie has also been a participant in four out of five of the last international Illustration Conferences (ICON). Jackie holds a BFA from Pratt Institute, NY, and an MFA from Syracuse University. Website
Jacqueline Kahane Freedman is an award-winning artist living and working in Shaker Heights. Her commissioned art includes portraits and landscapes, and one of her specialties is the traditional Jewish Marriage Contract known as the Ketubah, as well as other Judaica. Over the years, her many-faceted career has included book jackets, advertising and editorial illustrations both in newspapers and magazines, as well as package and label designs.
Jackie is currently active as a member of the Northern Ohio Illustrators' Society, and in the past, she had been an active member of the Cleveland Chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. She served on their Education Committee, was a judge for their Annual Student Portfolio Review, and also was the Board Member selected as their delegate to the AIGA National Conference in Breckenridge, Colorado. Jackie has also been a participant in four out of five of the last international Illustration Conferences (ICON). Jackie holds a BFA from Pratt Institute, NY, and an MFA from Syracuse University. Website
Directions to the next stop
Travel Straight ahead on Larchmere Blvd to Loganberry Books 13015 Larchmere Boulvard. The mural is located on the side of the building.
Loganberry Books Mural
Gene Epstein, 2011
This mural, celebrating literacy and community, has graced the side of Loganberry Books in the charming Larchmere area since November of 2011. Artist Gene Epstein was commissioned to create the mural with suggestions for book titles from neighborhood residents, workers and schoolchildren. The chosen titles represent children’s literature, local businesses and the city of Cleveland. The work is created from photographs of actual individual book spines. The final image has been enlarged, printed on vinyl-coated banner cloth, affixed to plywood and mounted on the wall of the building.
Gene Epstein currently works as an artist, book artist, bookbinder, exhibit designer, muralist and jazz bassist. Ms. Epstein has an MFA in Painting and a BA in Studio Art. She is a former college art teacher, former museum Exhibits Department director, and former museum educator. Her folded book sculptures were featured in the 2011 book Book Art, Iconic Sculptures and Installations made from Books, published in Great Britain.
Gene Epstein currently works as an artist, book artist, bookbinder, exhibit designer, muralist and jazz bassist. Ms. Epstein has an MFA in Painting and a BA in Studio Art. She is a former college art teacher, former museum Exhibits Department director, and former museum educator. Her folded book sculptures were featured in the 2011 book Book Art, Iconic Sculptures and Installations made from Books, published in Great Britain.
Thanks for joining us on the tour. Reward yourself by browsing the bookstore, shopping for antiques or savoring the wares of the nearby restaurants.
