333 Dizengoff Project for the Tel-Aviv Museum – Poster designed by Oscar Lax, 1936 09. Posters, Bibliophilia, Bezalel, Israeli and International Art
Dizengoff project for the museum. Tel-Aviv: Hotza'at Eretz Israel press, 1936. Design: Oscar Lax. Hebrew.
A poster calling the residents of Tel-Aviv to donate for the "Dizengoff Project". The portrait of Dizengoff is presented in the center, a section of his will and an illustration of the Tel-Aviv museum's front (Beit Meir Dizengoff). The map of Tel-Aviv is seen in the background.
The mayor of Tel-Aviv, Meir Dizengoff, mentioned in his will the Tel-Aviv museum: "my last request of the residents of Tel-Aviv: I devoted a significant part of my life to this city and now I hand over to you my youngest and beloved child – the Tel-Aviv museum. Preserve it, for this museum shall be a source of pride and honor for our city". About one month after his passing, on October 11,1936, the "Dizengoff Project" was announced – fund raising for the museum.
88X60 cm, framed 101X73 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Minor tears. Not examined out of frame.
Opening- $800