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New York Szyk Exhibition a Great Success

Hundreds Attend World Premiere of Never-Before-Seen Original Works

The all-new solo exhibition “Arthur Szyk: Methods of a Master Illuminator” (New York, April 13–25, 2010) wowed art devotees, museum curators, and students alike. At Soho's Broome Street Gallery, more than 60 original Szyk works—including the premiere of recently discovered sketches and studies from the artist's early career—surveyed every major development of the great 20^th century illuminator's oeuvre, from his student days in Paris (c. 1909–1913) to his World War II anti-Nazi caricature to his popular illustrated books published in the 1940s. Gallery goers delighted in Szyk's first illustrated political book, his painstaking medallion designs,, and above all his stunningly detailed illuminated miniatures.

The exhibition began on a high note, with well over 100 guests, plus reporters, attending the opening reception. Gallery talks by Irvin Ungar—“The Haggadah for All Seasons: Szyk's Passover Masterpiece” (April 18) and “Visions of Israel: The Jewish State through the Art of Arthur Szyk” (April 20)—were lively and well attended. Ungar and co-curator Allison Chang led guided tours of the exhibition for numerous groups, including the School of Visual Arts, New Jersey City University, Central Synagogue, Temple Israel of the City of New York, and The Forest Hills Jewish Center. Artists and aspiring artists were particularly impressed by the artwork's beauty and power; several illustration students declared Arthur Szyk their new hero.

Coverage of the exhibition appeared in The Huffington Post, The Jewish Press, and The Forward.

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