Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture

"Tashkif" – A Card Game – Portraits of Dignitaries, by Meir Gur-Areyh – Tel-Aviv, 1940s

Opening: $300
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"Tashkif, for handicraft, playing, entertainment", by Meir Gur-Arieh. Tel-Aviv: "Grafika-Bezalel", [1940s].?Multi-purpose playing cards with portraits of famous Jewish figures (by Meir Gur-Arieh) for experimenting with optics and light projections. Among the figures: Herzl, Weizmann, Bialik, Trumpledor, jabotinsky, Eistein, Maimonides, Rabbi Kook and others.
Enclosed is a leaflet with instructions.
[14] printed cardboard cards, in an original box, approx. 9.5x15 cm. Good condition. Stains (especially on the box). Minor blemishes.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Children's Books and Games, Original Illustrations for Children's Books
Children's Books and Games, Original Illustrations for Children's Books