Editor |
Einat Adi. |
Curator |
Batsheva Goldman Ida. |
Imprint |
Ramat Gan, Israel, 2012. 344 pp., illustrations: 420 col., 8 b&w, 36 × 25 cm. Hebrew and English. |
ISBN |
9789659194902 |
Location |
Shenkar College of Engineering and Design (11 September–10 October 2012) |
Description |
The imagery, artistry and propagandistic value of posters from British Mandate Palestine and the nascent State of Israel. Foreword by Ronny Douek. Essay by Batsheva Goldman Ida “The Modern Israeli Poster” includes sections on the perception of posters, their unique artistic language, the works of Ze’ev Raban, Franz Kraus and Yohanan Simon, contemporaneous American posters, etc. The exhibits themselves were displayed according to a range of motifs: motion, the Hebrew letter, consumerism, local produce, fields, the homeland, the Hebrew pioneer, raised arms, repetition, soldier’s helmet, Star of David, flag, and enlistment. No itemized listing. 185 items. |
main keywords |
ERETZ ISRAELGRAPHIC ARTSMAGEN DAVID AS SYMBOLPOSTERSRABAN, ZE’EVSOLDIERS (JEWISH) AND RELATED OBJECTSZIONISM |