| Imprint |
New York City, USA, 1940. Booklet, 19 pp., illustrations: 9 b&w, 23.8 × 15.5 cm. English. |
| Location |
New York World’s Fair—Jewish Palestine Pavilion (27 September–27 October 1940) |
| Description |
Variety of artworks created by Jewish artists living in the Holy Land. These objects were intended to be returned to Eretz Israel at the close of the Fair, but were instead offered for sale “at exceptionally reasonable prices” due to the War and the closing of the Mediterranean. For ceremonial objects see “Handicrafts and Ceremonial Objects” (cat. nos. 142a–208), including the Bezalel Torah Ark now in the Spertus Museum, Chicago (no. 142a). Basic listings, with prices. 208 items. |
| main keywords |
CEREMONIAL OBJECTSDRAWINGS/SKETCHESERETZ ISRAELISRAELI ARTPAINTINGSPRINTSTORAH ORNAMENTSZIONISM |
| minor keywords |
Bezalel Art SchoolBook bindingsGraphic artsHanukkah lampsHoly Land souvenirs, olive woodJewelryKeter TorahKiddush cupsLetter openersNer TamidPainters, JewishPaintings, Eretz Israel/Holy LandPesach platesPrints, biblical imagesPrints, Eretz Israel/Holy LandPrints, Jewish customs & ceremoniesScrolls of Esther, casesScrolls of Esther, rollersSculptureSynagogue doorsTassTorah Ark curtainsTorah ArksWoodcutsYad |
| Related publication |
Palestine Book. Official publication of the Jewish Palestine Pavilion at the New York World’s Fair 1939–1940, New York, 1939. Wealth of articles relating to the Pavilion’s central themes: aspirations for Jewish Statehood, Jewish development of the land/country, the rebirth of the Hebrew language, Youth aliyah etc. |