Promised Land

Pages 38–39 in Promised Land
Pages 38–39 in Promised Land by Ellen Thorbecke, Harper & Brothers, 1947.

Page 38–39 in Promised Land, described and photographed by Ellen Kolban Thorbecke, with an introduction by W.J.R. Thorbecke. Cover,illustrations and typography by Ismar David. New York: Harper & Brothers, [1947].…

Promised Land

Pages 14–15 in Promised Land
Pages 14–15 in Promised Land by Ellen Thorbecke, Harper & Brothers, 1947.

Page 14–15 in Promised Land, described and photographed by Ellen Kolban Thorbecke, with an introduction by W.J.R. Thorbecke. Cover,illustrations and typography by Ismar David. New York: Harper & Brothers, [1947].…

Promised Land

Pages 12–13 in Promised Land
Pages 12–13 in Promised Land by Ellen Thorbecke, Harper & Brothers, 1947.

Page 12–13 in Promised Land, described and photographed by Ellen Kolban Thorbecke, with an introduction by W.J.R. Thorbecke. Cover,illustrations and typography by Ismar David. New York: Harper & Brothers, [1947].…

Promised Land

Pages 10–11 in Promised Land
Pages 10–11 in Promised Land by Ellen Thorbecke, Harper & Brothers, 1947.

Page 10–11 in Promised Land, described and photographed by Ellen Kolban Thorbecke, with an introduction by W.J.R. Thorbecke. Cover,illustrations and typography by Ismar David. New York: Harper & Brothers, [1947].…

Promised Land

Pages 8–9 in Promised Land, 1947
Pages 8–9 in Promised Land by Ellen Thorbecke, Harper & Brothers, 1947.

Page 8–9 in Promised Land, described and photographed by Ellen Kolban Thorbecke, with an introduction by W.J.R. Thorbecke. Cover,illustrations and typography by Ismar David. New York: Harper & Brothers, [1947].…

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The cover of Promised Land
The cover of Promised Land by Ellen Thorbecke, Harper & Brothers, 1947.

Cover of Promised Land, described and photographed by Ellen Kolban Thorbecke, with an introduction by W.J.R. Thorbecke. Cover,illustrations and typography by Ismar David. New York: Harper & Brothers, [1947].…

Promised Land

The dust jacket Promised Land
The dust jacket Promised Land by Ellen Thorbecke, Harper & Brothers, 1947.

Dust jacket of Promised Land, described and photographed by Ellen Kolban Thorbecke, with an introduction by W.J.R. Thorbecke. Cover,illustrations and typography by Ismar David. New York: Harper & Brothers, [1947].…

Problem Area

Problem Area
Sketch for Problem Area by E. Thorbecke

Author photographer Ellen Thorbecke lived in Lebanon in 1945, working on a project about Beirut that was never published. According to his passport, Ismar David spent time in Lebanon and environs in 1945. It might have been Damascus, where he saw a magnificent private collection of antique glass.…