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Justice Illuminated: The Art of Arthur Szyk
Traveling exhibition of The Arthur Szyk Society
Dortort Center for Creativity in the Arts at UCLA Hillel
574 Hilgard Avenue
Los Angeles, California
January 4 – March 23, 2012 -
New York Antiquarian Book Fair
Historicana, exhibiting Heroes of Ancient Israel
The Park Avenue Armory
New York, New York
April 12 – 15, 2012 -
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Worldwide Acclaim
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“In his dexterity Szyk recalls a bygone age of monastic scribes slaving over parchment pages. [His] illustrations are more intricate than Swiss watch works and sublimely obsessive. Reproductions hardly do the original drawings justice.”
— Michael Kimmelman
The New York Times -
“Arthur Szyk’s drawings are evidence of an exceptional mastery of crafts and of artistic inspiration.”
— Katja Widmann and Johannes Zechner
Curators, Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, 2008 -
“To call Arthur Szyk the greatest illuminator since the sixteenth century is no flattery. It is the simple truth which becomes manifest to any person who studies his work with the care which it deserves.”
— Cecil Roth
Historian, London, 1940s -
“[Szyk] makes not only cartoons, but beautiful composed pictures which suggest, in their curiously decorative quality, the inspired illuminations of the early religious manuscripts.”
— Thomas Craven
Art Critic, New York, 1940s
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About Arthur Szyk
Overview
Best known for his World War II anti-Nazi political art and his beloved Passover Haggadah, 20th century artist Arthur Szyk (pronounced “shik”) single-handedly revived the medieval tradition of illumination.
A master of miniature painting and calligraphy, Szyk brought
his unmistakable style to subjects as diverse as biblical stories, literary classics, and political
caricature and cartoon. Many of his works were published as limited edition fine art books and as editorials
in periodicals such as Collier’s, Esquire, TIME, and The New York Post.
Other popular works, such as his celebrated Declaration of Independence of the United States,
were reproduced and widely distributed as fine art prints.
A self-described “soldier in art,” Szyk was a committed activist-artist, advocating for religious tolerance and racial equality for minorities, especially for Jews and black Americans. Today, collectors around the globe prize Szyk’s art for its vibrant imagery and messages, which remain as stunning and timely as ever.
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