"Ben-Uri" – Portfolio of Prints – Lazare Berson – London, 1916

Ben-Uri Album, natsional yidish dekorativer kunst-ferayin, nokh yidishe motivn fun fargangene tsaytn. Illustrations by L. Berson [Lazare Berson]. [London, 1916]. Yiddish, some English and Hebrew. [London?], 1916. Yiddish.
"Ben-Uri Album", a portfolio containing six plates with reproductions of works by Lazare Berson and an introduction leaf with text in Yiddish. Berson's works combine Jewish motifs (Shema Israel prayer, priestly benediction, Menorahs, Stars of David, and more). One plate depicts a monument for Theodor Herzl. Printed on the cover of the album (thick paper sheet, folded in half) are words of introduction about Berson by Israel Zangwill (English) and the Ben-Uri regulations (Yiddish).
This portfolio was printed for fundraising purposes for the Ben-Uri gallery (The Jewish National Decorative Art Association Ben Ouri) founded by Lazare Berson in London in 1915.
Lazare (Eliezer) Berson (1882-1954) born in Kupiškis (near Kovno), studied art in St. Petersburg and in Paris. He arrived in London in 1914, where he was engaged in art that combines Jewish-folk motifs and founded the Ben-Uri gallery in order to exhibit and nurture Jewish art. He left England for France in 1916, living and working in Nice until his passing away in 1954.
[1] leaf + [6] plates, size varies. Average size: 26X32 cm. Paper portfolio (sheet folded in half). Good condition. Some stains. Creases and tears at margins of portfolio and at the spine.
Not in NLI.