Auction 80 Part 1 Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
Jun 29, 2021
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel

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LOT 6:

The Rebirth of Israel – Color Print by Noah Bee, 1950 – Two Copies in Original Covers, with a Key


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The Rebirth of Israel – Color Print by Noah Bee, 1950 – Two Copies in Original Covers, with a Key
The Rebirth of Israel, a color print depicting the history of Zionism from its outset until the establishment of the State of Israel, made by Noah Bee (Birzovsky; signed in the plate: "Noah Bee"). Two copies in original paper covers, with a key (one portfolio in Hebrew and the other in English). [USA?], 1950.
Herzl's portrait appears in the center of the print. 12 small illustrations show the history of Zionism from its outset to the establishment of the state: the forerunners of Zionism Moshe Hess, Achad Ha'am and Zvi Hirsch Kalischer, the Dreyfus Trial, the book Der Judenstaat, Baron Rothschild, the building of the Hebrew Gymnasium Herzliya, pioneers in Degania, Ze'ev Jabotinsky and the Hebrew Legion, dedication ceremony of the Hebrew University, the Levant Fair, the Jewish Brigade, ships of illegal immigrants, Declaration of the State of Israel, the War of Independence and the Scroll of Independence with the Emblem of the State of Israel.
Two copies. Placed in original paper covers with the name of the work and a detailed key for all the figures, one in English and the other in Hebrew. The English cover is dated in the plate to 1950.
Noah Bee (Birzovsky) (1916-1992), political caricaturist and graphic designer, born in Poland, immigrated to Palestine and later relocated to the US. He designed some of the graphic elements of the first bank notes issued by the State of Israel, and after the establishment of Israel, he designed a new version of the JNF "Blue Box". Published caricatures in newspapers in Israel and the USA.
Prints: approx. 24X36 cm. Covers: 43X32 and 47X32 cm. Print and Hebrew cover in good-fair condition: minor blemishes to print; stains, creases and tears to margins of the cover. Print and English portfolio in fair-poor condition: creases, blemishes and a long tear to top of print; creases, closed and open tears to margins of cover (not affecting the key). Pieces of tape on the margins of the print and the margins of the cover.