Arthur Szyk Israeli Bond Certificate
Arthur Szyk Israeli Bond Certificate
Original Arthur Szyk Israeli Bond Certificate . . . printed in collotype by Arthur Jaffe Press in 1951. Facsimile signed by Chaim Weizman, David Ben Gurion, Arthur Szyk. This is a original Arthur Szyk certificate is extremely limited quantity, it is not a reproduction and cannot be reproduced. Framed in simple gold leaf wood frame or simple wood frame and archivaly matted with UV glass.
Seen below: Albert Einstein being presented with an Arthur Szyk Bond Certificate in appreciation of his support for the Jewish bond drive.
Very limited and collectable, a wonderful addition to your Judaica collection.
Arthur Szyk Israel Bond Certificate Collotype Print, 1951
Israel Bonds came into existence after Israel's War of Independence, when the nation was critically short of economic resources. Realizing that the struggling country desperately needed financial resources, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion declared that the government bonds "must be mobilized by the Jewries of the world, and especially," he emphasized, "the Jews of the United States." Szyk's well-established love of the Land of Israel influenced his decision to create the artwork and raise funds for the newborn Jewish state. The first bond was issued in February 1951, prior to Szyk's death in September that year.
This bond certificate was printed by collotype printing, a 19th century printing process that is considered the finest technique for the reproduction of fine art. Great color saturation is a striking feature of collotypes; however, because of the relatively long time it takes to produce a collotype print.