A print with Herzl's portrait and representations of the history of Zionism from its outset until the establishment of the State of Israel, made by Noah Bee (Birzovsky). [Israel or the US?, 1950]. Signed in the plate "Noah Bee".
Herzl's portrait appears in the center of the print. The background is divided into strips showing the history of Zionism and of the revival of Hebrew culture and prominent figures: the Arch of Titus, European ghettos, Shalom Aleichem, Ahad Ha'am, A.D. Gordon, R. Yitzchak Ya'akov Reines, the Uganda Plan, pioneers in Degania, Roaring Lion Monument, Jabotinsky and the Jewish Legion, dedication ceremony of the Hebrew University, Levant Fair, Henrietta Szold, the Jewish Brigade, illegal immigrants, Declaration of the State of Israel and the War of Independence.
Noah Bee (Birzovsky) (1916-1992), political caricaturist and graphic designer, born in Poland, immigrated to Palestine and relocated to the US. He designed some of the graphic elements of the first bank notes issued by the State of Israel, and after the establishment of Israel, he designed the JNF "blue box".
24X35.5 cm. mounted on paper and framed. Frame: 37X51.5 cm. Good condition. Creases and light stains. Not examined out of frame.