Auction 021 Online Auction – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
Jan 14, 2020 (Your local time)
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 8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 28:

"This is the History of One Job" – Unique Caricature Album Published by "Sollel Boneh"

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"This is the History of One Job" (Hebrew), unique caricature album published by "Sollel Boneh". The caricatures: Avigdor Miller, the portraits: Yeshaya Dinaburg, photography: Zack Brothers, Tel-Aviv. [1942].
The album contains more than 50 photographed caricatures documenting the way of life of the "Sollel Boneh" company: field work, connections with the army, position holders, and more.
The illustrator, Avigdor (Victor) Miller (1913-1946) was born in Lviv and immigrated to Palestine in 1933. During the early 1940s he started working as a land surveyor for the "Sollel Boneh" company and after his drawing talent became known, he was asked by the management to document the workers' lives in drawing (see enclosed article).
46 leaves + [8] tissue guards with printed headings, approx. 8X15 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes. Tears to the margins of one the tissue guards.

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