Auction 80 Part 1 Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
Jun 29, 2021
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Collection of Items from the Estate of Theater Director Chaim Pomrock – Theater Set and Costume Sketches and ...

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Collection of Items from the Estate of Theater Director Chaim Pomrock – Theater Set and Costume Sketches and Designs – 1950s
Collection of items from the estate of theater director and radio personality Chaim Pomrock, including illustrations and sketches for plays, translation drafts and additional paper items. Haifa, ca. 1950s (some earlier or later items).
• Nine theater set drawings and sketches (on large sheets) made by Pomrock during the years 1955-1956 for various plays: "The 56th Kilometer" by Moshe Shamir; "The Plow" by Yaakov Uri; "The Man who Married a Dumb Wife" by Anatole France; and more. Hand-signed by Pomrock and stamped. Two handwritten booklets are enclosed with two of the illustrations, containing a detailed list of props, installation instructions, instructions for the actors and small illustrations.
• Nine pen sketches (on small sheets) of costumes and sets for a historical play.
• Three souvenir items from the play "The 56th Kilometer" at the Aviv movie theater (Tiberias, 1956): an advertising poster for the play; photographs and a play review that was published in a local newspaper, mounted on two paper sheets.
• Thirteen prints of views, towns, figures and costumes, taken from various books (presumably used by Pomrock in designing costumes and sets). Handwritten comments on margins (English).
• Approx. 40 drafts, notes, letters and various paper items related to Pomrock's work as a writer and translator and to his personal life: translation of the poem "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe; two drafts of translations for the Christianity chapter of the book "Yalkut Hadatot" (published by Chachik publishing house, 1964); a file with dozens of drafts and notes – in preparation for a book about the Zionist activist David Landau; and more.
Enclosed: Several dozens of newspaper clippings with articles about radio shows presented by Pomrock (mounted on two sheets of paper).
A total of 70 illustrations and paper items. Size and condition vary. One of the drawings is framed.

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