Month: June 2021

A complete sample alphabet, cut in wood, designed for the Bonds for Israel exhibitions, 1952.

Product displays seen at the entrance of the Bonds for Israel’s Israel Exposition in New York City, 1952.

A large portion of Ismar David’s work in Israel consisted of exhibition design. The Israel Exposition for the Bonds of Israel, and a sister show that followed it in Miami, marked the last time he designed trade shows and the beginning of his relocation to New York.

“Desert Becomes Fertile Land,” a display in the Bonds for Israel’s Israel Exposition in New York City, 1952.

Display of textiles in the Bonds for Israel’s Israel Exposition in New York City, 1952.

Display of giftware in the Bonds for Israel’s Israel Exposition in New York City, 1952.

Product display for the American Shoe Company in the Bonds for Israel’s Israel Exposition in New York City, 1952.

Various product displays in the Bonds for Israel’s Israel Exposition in New York City, 1952.

Transportation display in the Bonds for Israel’s Israel Exposition in New York City, 1952.

Display for Nesher Cement Company. in the Bonds for Israel’s Israel Exposition in New York City, 1952. The packaging design is also by Ismar David.

Display of Judaica products in the Bonds for Israel’s Israel Exposition in New York City, 1952.