An alternative Independence Day poster issued by the Movement for Greater Israel. Printer and place of printing not indicated, 1969. Design: Elly Gross (signed in the plate).
The poster depicts Israel with its new borders, from the Jordan River to the Suez Canal; the word "Hitnachalut" (Settlement) is spread over the old territory of Israel and the word "LeAltar" (Immediately) is spread over the territory captured by Israel in the Six-Day War – the Sinai Desert. Right margin text: "Independence Day 1969" (Hebrew).
Elly Gross (1921-2014), graphic designer, artist, sculptor, and member of the Movement for Greater Israel. Gross immigrated to Palestine from Vienna in 1939 and was a student in one the first classes of the New Bezalel. During the 1940s and 1950s she designed numerous logos and posters, mainly for "Keren HaYesod", where her husband Yehuda Ya'ari headed the information bureau.
56.5X84 cm. Good condition. A few stains. Creases and minor blemishes.