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
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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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The new edition of The Szyk Haggadah, which has been acquired by prestigious institutions worldwide, has been acclaimed by experts and collectors around the globe.
“We Jews have been telling the story of Passover through the Haggadah for almost a millennium, but never has it been as stirringly visualized as by Arthur Szyk, and certainly never as beautifully printed and produced as in this majestic edition.”
— Art Spiegelman
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and creator of Maus
“The new edition of The Szyk Haggadah restores the beauty of this masterpiece of 20th century Jewish art and makes its powerful symbolism accessible to a new generation of readers. Irvin Ungar’s decades-long focus and devotion to restoring Szyk’s artistic oeuvre reaches its apotheosis with this magnificent publication.”
— Richard Siegel
Executive Director Emeritus, Foundation for Jewish Culture
“A tour de force blending of tradition with technology has resulted in a magnificent volume that will introduce Arthur Szyk’s masterful interpretation of the Passover Haggadah to a new generation.”
— Grace Cohen Grossman,
Senior Curator, Skirball Museum
“A new deluxe edition of the illuminated Haggadah created by Arthur Szyk 70 years ago will be published in early 2008. Thanks to the current state of digital colour printing, publisher Irvin Ungar promises this will be the most faithful reproduction of the original artwork ever achieved. It may also be the most ambitious publication ever undertaken entirely with digital printing technology.”
— Rollin Milroy
Amphora (Alcuin Society Journal, Canada)
“I held the new Szyk Haggadah in my hands yesterday. Stunning! Every piece is a gem. Now to read everything…”
— Haggadah subscriber
Washington, D.C.
“I must say you outdid yourself. This publication is beyond beautiful! We are very proud to have this edition in our possession.”
— Haggadah subscriber
Cedar Falls, Iowa
“I am amazed! My hands are still shaking! I will have to find a way to display this book in some special way.”
— Haggadah subscriber
Boston
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