Obj. ID: 38306
Jewish printed books Lasevivon (The Dreidl) by Zalman Shneur, Moscow, circa 1915
This text was prepared by William Gross:
LaSevivon, by Zalman Shneur. Frnakfurt am Main- Moscow-Odessa: "Omanut", "Sifriya Gamliel", 1922. Poem for children, accompanied by six colorful illustrations, in lithographic printing, by "Havurat Tzayarim". A magnificently illustrated childrens book with a story about the Chanukah toy, the dreidl.
"This booklet is not easily defined…since it is illustrated in two different styles as if by two different artists. The three first illustrations are airy. The brightness and gentleness with which the orange and green colors are treated as well as the gentle animals and the goat wearing glasses are, maybe, typical of Moshe Motzlmacher. Compared with the other illustrations were the color palette consists of red-purple and blue, the composition is heavy with lines in black and resembling Apter's style. It is, therefore, possible that the booklet was illustrated by both artists". (From: Ayala Gordon, Hebrew Illustrations, Nahum Gutman Museum, Tel-Aviv, [2005], p.108).
[16] pp