Album documenting a visit by Wingate's son to the Wingate Institute for Physical Education, October 1962.

WINGATE, Orde Charles.

Published by Netanya, Israel: 1962

About this Item

From the Wingate family papers: a series of photographs taken five years after the institute, Israel's leading centre of physical education, opened its doors to students. The idea of founding a centre in Orde Wingate's honour was approved by the National Committee in May 1944, shortly after his death. Arieh Sharon, a future winner of the Israel Prize for Architecture (1962), designed the site. Only 18 years old, Orde Jonathan Wingate is shown being guided around by the administrative director, Baruch Bagg (1901-1993). He examines the institute's plans, admires the main building, and tours the wider campus, where construction is still in progress and where he plants a commemorative tree. One excellent image captures Wingate looking at his father's portrait on the wall, and in another he is halfway through signing his famous surname in the guest book. Provenance: sold as part of the dispersal of the Wingate papers, Sotheby's, 11 June 1996, Lot 373; purchased by Steve Forbes, chairman of Forbes Magazine and presidential candidate in the 1996 and 2000 US elections. Landscape album (240 x 335 mm). With 12 large gelatin silver photographs (120 x 165 mm to 140 x 180 mm), corner-mounted on black card leaves with tissue guards, manuscript title leaf and captions. Blue leatherette, spine tied with blue cord, gilt vignette on front cover. One photograph, captioned "With the staff of the institute", no longer present. Light wear and marking to album, photographs bright, one creased at corner: a well-preserved album.

Seller Inventory # 183096

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Album documenting a visit by Wingate's son to the Wingate Institute for Physical Education, October 1962.
• Publisher: Netanya, Israel: 1962