Bertha Kahn came to New York City as a young girl in the early 1930’s where she settled with her family on the lower East Side. Her parents were amongst the first residents in the East River co-op, and later on she lived with her husband Marty in her own co-op apartment (where this show is being held).
She was a brilliant student of literature and philosophy, and a talented writer, but her first love was always art and painting.
She had her own art and interior décor gallery in the East Village in the early 1960s (before it was known as the East Village) Her work was also shown in many outdoor venues in New York city and she was a regular exhibitor at the annual Greenwich Village Art Show.
Bertha’s niece, Amira Dvorah has been an artist and musician all her life. Her Aunt Bertha always encouraged her to pursue her career as an artist, and now her work has been enjoyed by audiences all over the world.
As a young girl she played in the East River co-op playground with her cousins, and all through her life, she maintained a close relationship with Bertha.....but Amira’s East Side Story is more in alignment with art, music and philosophy of India, Japan and the Far East. Using images from nature and meditation, her work shows a mystical quality which is uniquely her own.
Amira is also an accomplished musician. She plays many different instruments including guitar, bansuri (Indian bamboo flute), tabla , santoor (hammered dulcimer), violin and tamboura. She has played many venues accompanying Coleman Barks reading his versions of Rumi. Amira’s exhibitions and performances have taken her all over the U.S. and to many corners of the world including Toronto, Jerusalem, India and Japan. Her illustrated notebooks , published by Running Press, have sold over 500,000 copies.
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