Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture

Independence Day of the State of Israel – Six Official Posters – 1963-1968

Opening: $700
Sold for: $875
Including buyer's premium

Six official posters published for the 15th to 20th Independence Day of the State of Israel. Published by the Governmental Printer (at the "A. Levin Epstein", "S. Monsohn" and "United Artists" printing houses), 1963-1968. All signed in the plate.
Six posters: • Poster for the 15th Independence Day designed by Paul Kor. • Poster for the 16th Independence Day designed by Kopel Gorbin. • Poster for the 17th Independence Day designed by Amram Prat. • Poster for the 18th Independence Day designed by Ran Tzizer. • Poster for the 19th Independence Day designed by Gideon Keich. • Poster for the 20th Independence Day designed by Kopel Gobrin.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
Enclosed: a poster with the logo of the celebrations of the 20th Independence Day of the State of Israel (designed by the Shamir Brothers), printed in blue against a white background.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.


The Independence Day Poster of the State of Israel was a special poster published once a year for the Independence Day celebrations of the State of Israel. The posters were chosen by a special committee of artists and intellectuals (including Bezalel Schatz, Yitzchak Danziger, Dan ben Amotz and others), from proposals submitted anonymously by Israeli designers. The winners of the competition were declared a few weeks before Independence Day and the posters they had designed decorated the country that year. In the first decades of the State, the posters gained a unique status in Israeli culture and their design was considered an extraordinary achievement for an Israeli designer. The designers included Yohanan Simon, Pal Kor, the Shamir Brothers, David Tartakover, Jean David and others. The last Independence Day Poster was issued in 2018.

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