Come to Palestine / Elise Abramson. – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This vintage poster of Come to Palestine / Elise Abramson. brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Come to Palestine / Elise Abramson.
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Few posters from the period pair a bustling town street with a camel, but this 1938 silkscreen by Elise Abramson does exactly that, using the contrast to suggest a land where old and new travel side by side. Silkscreen was a relatively new method for commercial posters at the time, and it allowed bold flat color that suited travel advertising. Posters like this one were produced to draw visitors to Mandate Palestine during the late 1930s, when the country was under British administration and growing in population. The image reflects the promotional style of the period, presenting the land as both modern and rooted in its older traditions.
| Created / published | 1938 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen ; 70 x 50 cm. |
| Notes | Printed at the Graphica |
| Subjects | City & town life--Palestine--1930-1940. Camels--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,747 × 4,701 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221791 |
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