Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Photograph of the Mounting of the " Tel Aviv Municipality" Sign – Walter Zadek, 1925
Opening: $250
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Photograph of the mounting of the " Tel Aviv Municipality" sign on the municipality building. Photographer: Walter Zadek. Tel Aviv, 1925.
The design of the city emblem on the sign was by the artist Nahum Gutman and his father, Simcha Ben Zion. The emblem consists of a gate and a lighthouse, seven stars and the words "Evnech VeNivnet". The ceramic work was done by "Bezalel" artists in Jerusalem. The old municipality building – also known as "Beit A. Skura" (27 Bialik Street) – was built in 1925 by the architect M. Cherner and served as the seat of the Tel Aviv Municipality during the years 1925-1965. Since 1971, it is home to the Museum of the History of Tel Aviv-Jaffa. Signed on the reverse with photographer's stamp, "Foto W. Zadek" and annotated in pencil in German. 18x24cm. Good condition. Stains, crease at border.
The design of the city emblem on the sign was by the artist Nahum Gutman and his father, Simcha Ben Zion. The emblem consists of a gate and a lighthouse, seven stars and the words "Evnech VeNivnet". The ceramic work was done by "Bezalel" artists in Jerusalem. The old municipality building – also known as "Beit A. Skura" (27 Bialik Street) – was built in 1925 by the architect M. Cherner and served as the seat of the Tel Aviv Municipality during the years 1925-1965. Since 1971, it is home to the Museum of the History of Tel Aviv-Jaffa. Signed on the reverse with photographer's stamp, "Foto W. Zadek" and annotated in pencil in German. 18x24cm. Good condition. Stains, crease at border.
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