Passover Haggadah, color etchings by the artist Ya'akov Boussidan, [1975]. Artist Book of Ya'akov Boussidan [b. 1939]. Thirty remarkable engravings in color accompanying the Haggadah text and verses of Genesis. Engravings portraying the creation, the Ten Plagues, Had Gadya, and other scenes. The Haggadah was published in 50 copies signed and numbered by Boussidan. Presented here is copy no. 16. The etchings are signed (and most of them dated). "Boussidan decided that the letters of his Haggadah will be traditional letters, with no diversion, and he found the right letter- a combination of two traditions, Ashkenazic and Italian – in a standard book of letters, and by doing so he set the limit of his joining the tradition, as a link in a chain. The drawing of the letter, in black-white, was deposited in the hands of a graphic designer and once Boussidan got the text, he did the pagination, enlargements, placing and colors…from there on Boussidan felt free to design a Haggadah with a personal imprint and did so not only through the illustrations but also with the text by adding verses of the book of Genesis to the traditional text. The Passover Haggadah – according to Boussidan's perception – is the story of a people's birth, this is why it has to be preceded by the birth of the universe, the Covenant of the Parts where the Exodus is mentioned for the first time in Jewish sources. The first eight etchings are related to the six days of creation and the covenant. All of the Haggadah's etchings, thirty altogether, are related to various aspects of the process of creation where Adam, Nature and Animals are seen as they were when created. Boussidan totally disregarded the chronology of art history when it came to design. Each plate implies that it is a product of the twentieth century. However, none of the plates is loyal to a specific artistic perception, as defined in the complicated dictionary of our times. Liberty, which is the essence of this Haggadah, was perceived by Boussidan as total liberty; including any commitment to perceptions the limits of which have been set by others. (Binyamin Tamuz, from the introduction to the Haggadah). Attached is the Song of Songs with etchings by Ya'akov Boussidan. Self-published, [1982?]. On the title page appears a dedication handwritten by Boussidan. [42] leaves, 35X30 cm. Good condition. From the collection of Arnie Druck.
Passover Haggadah, color etchings by the artist Ya'akov Boussidan, [1975]. Artist Book of Ya'akov Boussidan [b. 1939]. Thirty remarkable engravings in color accompanying the Haggadah text and verses of Genesis. Engravings portraying the creation, the Ten Plagues, Had Gadya, and other scenes. The Haggadah was published in 50 copies signed and numbered by Boussidan. Presented here is copy no. 16. The etchings are signed (and most of them dated). "Boussidan decided that the letters of his Haggadah will be traditional letters, with no diversion, and he found the right letter- a combination of two traditions, Ashkenazic and Italian – in a standard book of letters, and by doing so he set the limit of his joining the tradition, as a link in a chain. The drawing of the letter, in black-white, was deposited in the hands of a graphic designer and once Boussidan got the text, he did the pagination, enlargements, placing and colors…from there on Boussidan felt free to design a Haggadah with a personal imprint and did so not only through the illustrations but also with the text by adding verses of the book of Genesis to the traditional text. The Passover Haggadah – according to Boussidan's perception – is the story of a people's birth, this is why it has to be preceded by the birth of the universe, the Covenant of the Parts where the Exodus is mentioned for the first time in Jewish sources. The first eight etchings are related to the six days of creation and the covenant. All of the Haggadah's etchings, thirty altogether, are related to various aspects of the process of creation where Adam, Nature and Animals are seen as they were when created. Boussidan totally disregarded the chronology of art history when it came to design. Each plate implies that it is a product of the twentieth century. However, none of the plates is loyal to a specific artistic perception, as defined in the complicated dictionary of our times. Liberty, which is the essence of this Haggadah, was perceived by Boussidan as total liberty; including any commitment to perceptions the limits of which have been set by others. (Binyamin Tamuz, from the introduction to the Haggadah). Attached is the Song of Songs with etchings by Ya'akov Boussidan. Self-published, [1982?]. On the title page appears a dedication handwritten by Boussidan. [42] leaves, 35X30 cm. Good condition. From the collection of Arnie Druck.
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