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| Genre/Form: | Exhibition catalogs Exhibitions |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Luckert, Steven. Art and politics of Arthur Szyk. Washington, D.C. : United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, c2002 (OCoLC)606777849 |
| Named Person: | Arthur Szyk |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Steven Luckert; Arthur Szyk; United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. |
| ISBN: | 0896047083 9780896047082 |
| OCLC Number: | 48517506 |
| Notes: | Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C., April 10-Oct. 14, 2002. |
| Description: | 136 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), facsims., ports. ; 32 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction -- Jewish artist -- Wartime caricaturist -- Action--not pity. |
| Responsibility: | Steven Luckert. |
Abstract:
Arthur Szyk was a gifted book illustrator and illuminator, a skillful caricaturist, and a crusader for causes, this multifaceted artist ceaselessly defended the rights of Jews and advocated on their behalf. This book places the extraordinary artist and his work into the context of the turbulent times in which he lived (1894-1951).
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"An artist, and especially a Jewish artist, cannot be neutral in these times.... Our life is involved in a terrible tragedy, and I am resolved to serve my people with all my art, with all my talent, with all my knowledge." Arthur Szyk, 1934 Read more...
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