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Jean David

El Al Israel Airlines, Playing Cards, 1960s

2 Complete Decks with 52 cards each plus 4 jokers. Featuring Kings, Queens and heroes of Israel’s past.

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  • Format Playing Cards
  • Designer/s Jean David
  • Year 1960s
  • Client/Publisher El Al Israel Airlines
Jean David
Jean David began painting at fifteen, studied in Paris, and after escaping Nazi-occupied Romania, joined the British Royal Navy before settling in Israel, where he became a government adviser on industrial design. Renowned for his award-winning travel posters and large-scale murals, he also designed ship and airline interiors and exhibited internationally in major biennales from São Paulo to Venice. See also Posters, Exhibition Catalogues, and 1950s graphic design history.

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El Al Israel Airlines, Playing Cards, 1960s. Designed by Jean David
El Al Israel Airlines, Playing Cards, 1960s. Designed by Jean David

 

El Al Israel Airlines, Playing Cards, 1960s. Designed by Jean David
El Al Israel Airlines, Playing Cards, 1960s. Designed by Jean David

 

El Al Israel Airlines, Playing Cards, 1960s. Designed by Jean David
El Al Israel Airlines, Playing Cards, 1960s. Designed by Jean David

 

El Al Israel Airlines, Playing Cards, 1960s. Designed by Jean David
El Al Israel Airlines, Playing Cards, 1960s. Designed by Jean David

 

El Al Israel Airlines, Playing Cards, 1960s. Designed by Jean David
El Al Israel Airlines, Playing Cards, 1960s. Designed by Jean David

 

El Al Israel Airlines, Playing Cards, 1960s. Designed by Jean David
El Al Israel Airlines, Playing Cards, 1960s. Designed by Jean David

 

El Al Israel Airlines, Playing Cards, 1960s. Designed by Jean David
El Al Israel Airlines, Playing Cards, 1960s. Designed by Jean David

 

El Al Israel Airlines, Playing Cards, 1960s. Designed by Jean David
El Al Israel Airlines, Playing Cards, 1960s. Designed by Jean David

 

El Al Israel Airlines, Playing Cards, 1960s. Designed by Jean David
El Al Israel Airlines, Playing Cards, 1960s. Designed by Jean David

 

El Al Israel Airlines, Playing Cards, 1960s. Designed by Jean David
El Al Israel Airlines, Playing Cards, 1960s. Designed by Jean David
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