A sketch for a game board for the "Tnuva" Company, made by the illustrator Binah Gvirtz. Palestine, [ca. 1940s].
Watercolor, pencil and ink on cardboard.
A game made of a wheel fixed onto a board by a clip. On the wheel appear the logo of "Tnuva" and dairy cows and through a slit in the wheel, one can see various products marketed by "Tnuva": milk products, eggs, fruit, vegetables, honey and ice-cream. The board is signed "Binah Gvirtz" (Hebrew).
The children's book illustrator Binah Gvirtz-Shteklis (1913-2008) was born in Poland, grew up in Germany and immigrated to Palestine in 1935. She illustrated more than 300 children's books, including "Atzu Ratzu Gamadim" by Miriam Yalan-Shteklis and "Al HaArnevet" by Chaim Nachman Bialik.
Approx. 26x29 cm. Good-fair condition. Worming. Small tears and minor blemishes to the edges of the board.