Multi-colored lithographic print illuminated by Arthur Szyk and Printed during the First Year of Statehood. Accompanied by full English translation. New Canaan, CT., 1948 [1949]. Image size: 14" x 18 1/2", paper size: 16 1/2" x 21". Price: $250 Provenance: The family of Arthur Szyk. THE DECLARATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL This historic proclamation is illuminated in numerous colors in Arthur Szyk's renowned medieval manuscript illumination style. Miniature vignettes of Jewish history and the newborn State of Israel surround the central Hebrew text of the Declaration. Images include: the pioneer (chalutz) who sows the land, the soldier who defends the land, Moses with his brother Aaron the high priest and the warrior Hur, and Ezekiel the prophet who called for restoration to the Land of Israel. Skulls and bones serve as a reminder of the Holocaust. King David, the first King of the Jewish People in Jerusalem, and the symbols of the twelve tribes of Israel additionally contribute to this highly visual history of the newborn state. Visual History of Israel | Festival Stamps Holiday Portfolio | Samuel Anointing Saul | Hillel the Sage Americana | Visual History of Nations | Judaica | History of Flight

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