Lot 200
Poetry Book by Isaac Berliner, with Illustrations by Diego Rivera - Mexico, 1936 - Author's Dedication
Stat fun Palazen, lider un poems fun Yitzhak Berliner [The City of Palaces, Songs and Poems by Isaac Berliner]. Mexico: "Der Veg", 1936. Yiddish.
Poems by Yiddish poet Isaac Berliner, accompanied by a dozen illustrations and a portrait of the poet by his friend, the artist Diego Rivera. Preceding the title page appears a short, handwritten, dedication (Yiddish) "to the Jewish poet…Ab. Goldberg [Avraham Goldberg] with friendship"; signed and dated: Mexico, February 23, 1937.
Isaac Berliner (1899-1957), a poet from Lodz, immigrated to Mexico in 1922. His poems, some of which deal with political and social issues, influenced Mexican artists, including Diego Rivera (1886-1957) and Rivera's wife, the artist Frida Kahlo. 207, [4] pp, 23.5 cm. Good condition. Few stains. Tears to spine and corners of binding. Library ink stamps.
