About the artist:

Gary Rosenthal has been sculpting in welded metals for over 25 years. Together with a team of talented craftspeople he has created one of the most popular and unique lines of Judaic art in the country. By combining copper, brass and steel with brillant fused glass, the Gary Rosenthal Collection has a contemporary style rooted in tradition. His inspiration comes from the rich history of the Jewish people which tells us it's a blessing, a mitzvah, to make beautiful, functional art.

Work from this collection has been presented to Presidents from Carter to Clinton and celebrities as varied as Bette Midler, John Travolta and Tony Randall. Rosenthal's collection can be found throughout the worlds many fine gallaries, private collections, and the following museum shops: Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery, Corning Museum of Glass, American Craft Museum, B'nai B'rith Museum, The Jewish Museum, Skirball Museum of Culture, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Marble bookends surrounded by a tablet shaped steel frame with Bat Mitzvah image on one side, and women of the bible on the other. Bat Mitzvah Bookends. 9.5" high, 4" wide.