Auction 26 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
"Theatre and Art" Booklets – Complete Set
Opening: $250
Sold for: $313
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Complete set of "Theatre and Art" booklets, monthly journal published by Aharon Yachnovitz (Yachnai). Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem, 1925-1928.
Issues 1-13 (nine booklets).
"Theatre and Art" was amongst the few art journals in Eretz Israel, yet a most important one, in the 1920s, and dealt with shaping the nature of Israeli art. Amongst the writers: Meir Gur-Aryeh, Shmuel Ben-David, Joseph Zaritzky, Avigdor HaMeiri and others. The first issue opens: "let this monthly paper serve as a stage for all of those whose heart follows art in Eretz Israel….let the critics express their ideas in order to improve art in our country. Every artist will find his place here".
Generally, in good condition.
Issues 1-13 (nine booklets).
"Theatre and Art" was amongst the few art journals in Eretz Israel, yet a most important one, in the 1920s, and dealt with shaping the nature of Israeli art. Amongst the writers: Meir Gur-Aryeh, Shmuel Ben-David, Joseph Zaritzky, Avigdor HaMeiri and others. The first issue opens: "let this monthly paper serve as a stage for all of those whose heart follows art in Eretz Israel….let the critics express their ideas in order to improve art in our country. Every artist will find his place here".
Generally, in good condition.
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