gilded lions and jeweled horses

there's a really cool exhibit at the american folk art museum about the jewish craftsmen who came to the united states from galicia and went from making synagogue art such as the lion and tablets carvings above the aron kodesh, to making ponies for amusement park carousels. there are about 3 floors filled with various displays of the lions with the tablets as well as ponies and lions from amusement parks . papercuts of mizrach are also displayed in this exhibit. i found this to be a really informative and enjoyable exhibit. it will be going on until march 23, 2008. it is definitely a must see!!!