The Farkash Gallery () is an art gallery in
Jaffa
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Tel Aviv
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Israel
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History
Farkash Gallery houses the largest collection in the world of vintage historical Israeli
poster
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s. The collection contains posters
from Palestine as well as modern-day
Israel
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. The collection was founded in 1948 by the Farkash family and is located in
Old Jaffa
Old Jaffa (, ; ) is the oldest neighborhood in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv-Jaffa. It is one of Israel's main tourist attractions, with art galleries, restaurants, theaters, museums, and nightclubs.
Old Jaffa is located in the northwest of Jaffa, on a ...
. Today the Farkash Gallery is run by Aharon Farkash.
The collection includes military posters,
political posters, advertisements and movie promotions.
Published works
* REVOLUTION OR TERROR? VINTAGE POSTERS AND ARTICLES BY LEADING ACADEMY AND PUBLIC FIGURES. Farkash Gallery Publish 2002.
* COLLECTION OF VINATGE POSTERS OF MAY 1ST IN ISRAEL (HEBREW). Farkash Gallery Publish 2003.
* VINTAGE PHOTOS BOOK OF YOM KIPPUR WAR BATTLES IN SINAI (HEBREW). Uri Dan And Farkash Gallery 2003.
* THE ROAD TO ISRAEL’S INDEPENDENCE, COLLECTION OF ISRAELI MEMORABILIA ITEMS (HEBREW). Haatzmaut Road Publish 2008
* HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS ALBUM OF ISRAEL’S OLD CITY OF JAFFA. Farkash Gallery Publish 2015.
* TEL AVIV, ONCE UPON A TIME, HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS ALBUM OF THE FIRST HEBREW CITY. Farkash Gallery Publish 2015.
* HAIM BSERET The album of Israeli cinema 1913 To 2014. Farkash Gallery Publish 2016
See also
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Visual arts in Israel
Visual arts in Israel or Israeli art refers to visual art or Plastic arts, plastic art created by Israeli artists or Jewish painters in the Yishuv. Visual art in Israel encompasses a wide spectrum of techniques, styles and themes reflecting a ...
References
External links
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Art museums and galleries in Israel
Art museums and galleries established in 1948
1948 establishments in Israel
Old Jaffa