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Vancouver Antiquarian Book Fair
The Szyk Haggadah, exhibited by Irvin Ungar
Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Friday, October 15 – Saturday, October 16, 2010 -
"Justice Illuminated: The Art of Arthur Szyk"
Presentation by Irvin Ungar
Forest Hills Jewish Center, Forest Hills, NY
Sunday, November 21, 2010, 10:00am -
Codex International Book Fair
The Szyk Haggadah, exhibited by Irvin Ungar
ASUC Student Union Building, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Sunday, February 6 &ndash Wednesday, February 9, 2011 -
44th California Antiquarian Book Fair
The Szyk Haggadah, exhibited by Irvin Ungar
Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco, CA
Friday, February 11 – Sunday, February 13, 2011 -
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Worldwide Acclaim
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“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
Post-War America
Following the war, Szyk returned to his career in fine art and book illustration. He was commissioned to illustrate such classics as Andersen’s Fairy Tales and The Canterbury Tales. His Visual History of Nations series celebrated the national pride and histories of the member countries of the United Nations (e.g., Canada, Poland, China).
Upon the creation of state of Israel, he turned his attention to Judaica, dedicating six months to his famous Proclamation of the Establishment of the State of Israel. In the studio of his estate in New Canaan, CT, he created his most inspiring Americana, including his illumination of the Declaration of Independence. (He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1948.)
His post-war happiness was shattered in 1949, when Szyk learned that the House Un-American Activities Committee had identified him as a person of interest. Within months, Szyk suffered a series of heart attacks. He died in September 1951, possibly due to the stress of the pending House investigation. (The charges against him ultimately proved unfounded.)
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