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Israeli Folk Dances (Third Series, Israel Music Foundation) album art

Contributed by Florian Hardwig on Aug 2nd, 2020. Artwork published in .
Israeli Folk Dances (Third Series, Israel Music Foundation) album art
Source: archive.org Internet Archive (edited). License: All Rights Reserved.

Filmotype Gem on the cover of Israeli Folk Dances (Third Series), featuring Martha Schlamme, Mort Freeman, Rachel Hadass, Theodore Bikel, recorded by the Israel Folk Dance Orchestra with conductors Elyakum Shapira and Amitai Ne’eman, and released by the Israel Music Foundation, Cedarhurst, New York, in 1957.

Additional typefaces include Franklin Gothic Condensed, Alternate Gothic No. 3, Century Bold Condensed Italic and Bold Italic, and an unidentified sans with similarities to Akzidenz-Grotesk or Gothic No. 578, used in all caps for “Israel Folk Dance Orchestra” [edit: it’s Venus, see comments].

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  • Filmotype Gem
  • Franklin Gothic
  • Alternate Gothic
  • Century Expanded
  • Venus

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2 Comments on “Israeli Folk Dances (Third Series, Israel Music Foundation) album art”

  1. That “unidentified sans” is probably Venus Extra Bold.

  2. Of course it is! Thanks for jogging my memory, Bryson. I tend to forget about Venus when it’s the regular-wide styles (and no G is involved).

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