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Exodus
Unknown, 1960, Music score, Reproduction
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Exodus
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Item no
36467
Title
Exodus
Description
Song sheet illustration for Exodus, composed by Ernest Gold.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1960
Size
28 x 21.2 cm
Type
Music score
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Reproduction
Location
Music Library
The song sheet cover illustration features the original poster art by Saul Bass from the epic war film Exodus, produced by Leon Preminger in 1960 and starring Paul Newman and Eva Marie Saint. The film adapted from the book by Leon Uris uses some historical events to create a story concerned with the creation of the state of Israel. The strikingly simple illustration depicts in black the infamous cargo ship Exodus appropriated to carry Jewish people from internment camps to the safety and security of Israel. The flames of fire and upheld rifle use the background white and black to great effect depict the bloodshed that ensued from the role played by different authorities and political ideologies which existed in the state of huge political upheaval at the end of the Second World War. Yellow is used to perfect the dramatic effect of the illustration.
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