Accession number: 2022.52.10
Maker: artist: Wiener, Martin
Date made: 1972-1973
Object category:
The complete suite of six lithographs in colours by artist Martin Wiener entitled " The Hands of the People Who Are Building Israel". The works were composed between 1972-73 by the artist at The Curwen Studio in London, to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel. Each lithograph is signed and numbered in pencil by the artist and the printing plates have been cancelled.
Tiles of the lithographs:
1 Golda Meir
2 David Ben Gurion
3 Kibbutz Palmach Tzuba
4 Three Arabs and a Sabra
5 Nahal Settlement Ein Sivan
6 Children in the Panto Family Kindergarten
Materials: wove; paper
Period: 20th century; 1970s
Physical description: Lithograph work on wove paper drawn on zinc plate. The work depicts the hands of a group of 10 children whom the artist had met at the kindergarten ran by the Panto family. The hands of the subjects are inserted in a composition that recalls the idea of a tree, with many colourful leaves. Behind stands a bright blue sky and we can see the image of a hill on the horizon. In the left had corner we see depicted a building, probably the school in which the drawing took place. Predominant colours are white, orange, yellow, green and light blue.
The work bears the artist's signature written in pencil 'Wiener' (Martin) and the signatures of 11 children written In Hebrew. One child agreed to sign the work but chose not to have his hand drawn.
