Lot 344
Ze'ev Raban (1890-1970) – Large Collection of Photographs of Works
Large collection of photographs of works produced in the studio established by Meir Gur Aryeh and Ze'ev Raban.
Some 250 photographs, mostly of finished works planned and designed by Raban. Including: • Reliefs and ornaments for the YMCA building. • Tomb of the Armenian Patriarch (designed and produced in conjunction with Meir Gur Aryeh). • Bookbindings, including the Book of Job in silver binding (see: Ze'ev Raban: a Hebrew Symbolist, p. 166), the Golden Book of the JNF, and books of the Bible. • Stained glass windows of Temple Emanuel in Beaumont, Texas, and of the Great Synagogue in Tel Aviv. • Ceremonial objects for various purposes and communities. • Memorial plaques, including reliefs of Meir Dizengoff and Chaim Arlozorov. • Plaque in honor of Yehoshua Hankin, a memorial plaque for the YMCA building, and more. • Graphic works, including book illustrations, certificates of honor, an illustrated scroll of Ezra and Nehemiah gifted to Lord Balfour in honor of the establishment of the Hebrew University, and more.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Estate of Shlomo Kedmi.
