Curator's note:
This poster was originally designed by Franz Krausz and printed in 1936 David Tartakover reprinted it in 1995 with no modifications According to David, the only difference between the 1936 edition and 1995 edition is a small size/dimension change.
Begin forwarded message: From: david tartakover Date: August 16, 2009 4:30:03 AM EDT To: Dan Walsh Subject: Re: question for you... i was aware of the irony of-course but i didn't think about the palestinians until someone from east jerusalem bought hundreds copies and then reprint them without any permission..... DT On Aug 14, 2009, at 9:25 AM, Dan Walsh wrote: Shalom David, Did you print (reprint) "Visit Palestine" in 1995 (or thereabouts) KNOWING that it would be adopted by the Palestinians? Did you see the deep irony beforehand? Dan David Tartakover 34 Chelouche St. Neve-Tzedek, Tel Aviv 65149, Israel m: +972 544 211332 p: +972 3 5173745 f: +972 3 5177678 www.tartakover.co.il
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Sale 1924 Lot 234 O.K.VISIT PALESTINE. Circa 1930. 38 1/2x27 inches. Monson, Jerusalem. Condition B+: creases in margins; staining in image. Paper. Beyond a dark green, shadowed tree and orange, red and brown desert the white, orange and green buildings of Jerusalem are visible behind a gray wall. Perhaps the best and most famous poster promoting travel to Palestine. Estimate $3,000-4,000
2023 - This poster replaces Poster No. XXX in the RMF/LGCPP as of Aug 22 2023 and is a correction of an earlier archival numbering error. DJW