Auction 021
Online Auction – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
By Kedem
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Jan 14, 2020
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 241:
"Keren Hayesod Builds Palestine" – Illustrated Poster
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"Keren Hayesod Builds Palestine" – Illustrated Poster
"Der Keren Hayesod boyt Eretz-Israel [Keren Hayesod Builds Palestine]. Jerusalem: "Grafika" press, [ca. 1926]. Yiddish. [Design: Aryeh Elhanani?].
In the center – text about the achievements of Keren Hayesod. Around the text appear two sequences of images (illustrations and photographs) depicting the operations of Keren Hayesod in the areas of agriculture, industry, education and more. The text on bottom calls to assist in building the country and support Keren HaYesod.
A poster with an identical text, in Yiddish, with different illustrations was printed in 1926. See Kedem auction 47, lot 326; see also: " Keren Hayesod Sows—The Jewish People Reap: Keren Hayesod Posters 1920–2010", p. 26.
Approx. 68X50 cm. Good-fair condition. Fold lines and creases. Tears and small holes, most of them to margins. Erased writing on verso (seen through the paper on its front as well).
