Auction 26 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

G. Itur (1932-1993)

Opening: $150
Sold for: $188
Including buyer's premium
Itur Gelvatz who signed by the pen name G. Itur, was the most famous gossip writer of "Lahiton". He started his work in "Olam HaKolnoa" in the 1960s and later started to write for "Lahiton". Itur was an outsider, and eccentric person, sometimes even ridiculous. Until his arrival in Israel, newspapers hardly wrote about the film industry in Israel or around the world. Itur was the one who actually founded this journalistic genre in Israel and devoted his life to it. His coverage was positive and full of admiration and he never criticized the subjects of his articles.
42 photos of G. Itur.
The photos include mainly interviews and meetings between G. Itur and artists from Israel and from abroad. Amongst the artists: Peter Strauss, Gena Rowlands, Jane Fonda, John Hart, Max von Sydow, Lou Gossett, Omar Sheriff, Elizabeth Taylor, Brook Shields, Muhammad Ali, Pnina Rosenblum, Alain Delon, Arik Sharon, Klaus Kinski.
Photographs from the archive of "Lahiton" magazine
Photographs from the archive of "Lahiton" magazine