<<Jacob Benor Kalter.>> Jerusalem.

Auction 95 |
Thursday, November 11th,
2021 at 11:00am
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art
<<Jacob Benor Kalter.>> Jerusalem.

Lot 388
(PHOTOGRAPHY).
<<Jacob Benor Kalter.>> Jerusalem.
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
For nearly two decades, Yaakov (Jacob) Benor-Kalter (1897-1969) traversed the Old City of Jerusalem, documenting renowned historical monuments, ambiguous subjects in familiar alleyways, and scores of “new Jews” building a new homeland. Benor-Kalter’s photographs smoothly oscillate between two worlds, and two Holy Lands, with one lens.
After immigrating from Poland to the British Mandate of Palestine, Benor-Kalter worked as a photographer and graphic designer, employed by both the British government and several Zionist organizations. His photographs, taken between 1923 and 1940, established a new visual record, providing a romanticized glimpse into the British colonial endeavor while offering a contemporary view of the plans to create a modern Jewish State in the region.
See Magnes Museum Exhibition: https://magnes.berkeley.edu/exhibitions/project-holy-land.