Art and Politics of Arthur Szyk [Hardcover]

Steven Luckert (Author)

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Hardcover: 152 pages
Publisher: University of Washington Press; illustrated edition edition (July 1 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0896047083
ISBN-13: 978-0896047082
Product Dimensions: 32 x 24.4 x 2.1 cm
Shipping Weight: 1.3 Kg

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The name Arthur Szyk may not be familiar to most art historians, but the curators at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum hope to remedy that with a new exhibition and catalog devoted to this little-known Jewish artist. A gifted and successful illuminator and book illustrator during the 1930s, Szyk recognized the threat of Nazism and devoted his art and career to combating it. With his pen and brush as weapons, Szyk produced scathing satirical drawings and cartoons in some of America's most popular publications, awakening millions to the realities of the Holocaust. Luckert, a historian and independent curator, provides a well-researched and detailed examination of the life of this complex and driven artist, considering him as a Jewish artist, wartime caricaturist, and, finally, Holocaust documentor. The book's illustrations aptly display Szyk's dual skills as a fine artist and a shaper of public opinion. In the end, Szyk's importance is measured less by his artistic contributions than by his unwavering efforts on behalf of Jews. Recommended for libraries with strong holdings in the Holocaust and Jewish history. Kraig A. Binkowski, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington
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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

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5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific!, April 30 2003

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I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, and viewing Szyk's wonderous art. The biography is well written and interesting. The artwork is intriguing and thought-provoking. I highly recommend this book to afficionados of Jewish Art and Literature.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific!, April 30 2003

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I recently read the 1993 Doctoral Dissertation by the author, Steven Luckert, which is entitled: Jesuits, Freemasons, Illuminati and Jacobins. This excellent dissertation describes in detail the genesis of all the beyond-the-pale conspiracy theories which unfortunately are propounded still today by hacks and nuts, as they were at their start in the eighteenth century. Luckert is now chief curator at the Holocaust Museum.

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