Simply an artifact from Ismar David’s life in Jerusalem and New York: 1939 World’s Fair coin, showing the Trylon and Perisphere on one side and George Washington’s first inauguration on the other (because the April 30 opening date of the fair coincided with the 150th anniversary of Washington’s inauguration.) Bronze On March 9, 1939, Ismar arrived »more
Category Archives: 1920s-1930s
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Rentenpfennig and Reichspfennig coins
Simply an artifact from Ismar David’s life in Germany: 1924 Weimar Rentenpfennig and Reichspfennig coins. In 1923, in an effort to stabilize Germany’s economic crisis, the Deutsche Rentenbank began issuing the Rentenmark. Backed by property and goods instead of gold, and despite not being legal tender, the currency gained the confidence of the population and »more
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BOOK OF THE CHILD
The Hebrew translates as: “The Book of the Child of the Keren Ha-Kayemet L’Israel. Certificate.” So, I’m guessing this was done in connection with Ismar’s design for the 1932 Golden Book for the Jewish National Fund. Watercolor or gouache on paper, c. 1932. Original artwork now in the collection of Yeshiva University Museum, New York.
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MÄRCHENWALD
Ismar painted this forest scene while he attended Berlin’s Städtische Kunstgewerbe- und Handwerkerschule, Charlottenberg. After painting the image on glass and scratching away parts of the design so that the brilliance of the silver would show through, the whole was covered in silver leaf and viewed through the glass. Hinterglassmalerei or verre églomisé, in other »more
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PALESTINE BOOK
Palestine Book. The cover of a magazine for the Jewish Palestine Pavillion at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York. From a photostat.
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PALESTINE LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Palestine Land Development Company Ltd. stock certificate. Lower right hand corner states: Drawing I. David. From the 1930s.
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BERLIN PORTRAITS
When Ismar began his art training at Berlin’s Städtische Kunstgewerbe- und Handwerkerschule, Charlottenberg, he thought he would be a portrait artist. His training at the Municipal School for Arts and Crafts lasted from 1928-1932. This drawing carries the date Juli 1931.
