In this painting, Nussbaum depicts a Rabbi as his subject; a recurrent figure in his body of work. The artist uses gestural marks and vibrant blue colors in this composition. Nussbaum was born in Columbus, Ohio November 11, 1914 and died Norwalk,CT. January 22, 1996. His work is in the permanent collections of the Columbus Art Museum, the Frankfort Art Museum & the Norwalk Museum. His painting,"The End of John Brown" won first prize at the Central Ohio Competition in 1941 and was shown at the San Francisco Museum, the Butler Art Institute, the Philadelphia Academy and the Corcoran Gallery. It is now in the permanent collection of the Torrington Historical Society (Torrington,CT was the birthplace of John Brown).