The Fourth Independence Day of the State of Israel – Official Poster – 1952

The Fourth Independence Day of the State of Israel – Official Poster – 1952

Official poster published for the fourth Independence Day of the State of Israel. Litho-offset S. Monsohn, the Governmental Printer, Jerusalem, 1952. Design: Paul Kor.
An illustration inspired by the verse "They who sow in tear shall reap in joy" (Psalms 126: 5) – two women in biblical attire, one scattering seeds from a sack, and the second raising a sheaf of stalks surrounded by a thin blue and white ribbon.
Approx. 100.5X69 cm. Good condition. Fold lines, tears along the edges and some open tears. Poster professionally restored, with color repairs. Linen-backed for display and preservation.
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.