Down with the Occupation – 67 Prints by Israeli and Palestinian Artists, Some of Them Signed - Portfolio Published by "Artists for Freedom of Speech", June 1987 – Signed and Numbered on the Title Page

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Down with the Occupation 1967-1987, portfolio with 67 prints by Israeli and Palestinian artists. Published by "Artists for Freedom of Speech", June 16, 1987.
In 1987, a group of Israeli and Palestinian artists held an exhibition to mark the 20th anniversary of the Six-Day-War, titled "Down with the Occupation". The exhibition held 67 works, including works by Asad Azi, Asim Abu Shakra, Tayseer Barakat, Suleiman Mansour, Aviva Uri, Nabil Anani, Yehezkel Streichman, Ruth Schloss, Avishai Eyal, Simcha Shirman, Deganit Berest and others. The original works were exhibited at the Artifact Gallery in Tel-Aviv and their prints were exhibited at the El-Hakawati Theatre in Jerusalem and the Neveh-Tzeddek theatrical center in Tel-Aviv. Alongside the exhibition, a portfolio of all 67 works was published.
This portfolio includes:
• 29 prints signed and numbered by hand (out of 100), including prints by Gershon Knispel, Yair Garbuz, Rafi Lavi, Igael Tumarkin, Asad Azi and others. One of them is marked "A.P.".
• 2 prints signed and marked "A.P.".
• 16 signed prints, not numbered.
• 20 prints which are neither signed nor numbered.
The prints are accompanied by a title page signed by some of the artists and numbered 135/200.
[1] title page + [67] prints, approx. 69X48.5 cm. Placed in a paper cover and cardboard portfolio. Good overall condition. Tears to the cover and portfolio.
Palestinian Arabs - The British Mandate of Palestine and the State of Israel
Palestinian Arabs - The British Mandate of Palestine and the State of Israel