9780896047082-0896047083-The Art and Politics of Arthur Szyk

The Art and Politics of Arthur Szyk

ISBN-13: 9780896047082
ISBN-10: 0896047083
Author: Steven Luckert
Publication date: 2002
Publisher: U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Format: Hardcover 152 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780896047082
ISBN-10: 0896047083
Author: Steven Luckert
Publication date: 2002
Publisher: U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Format: Hardcover 152 pages

Summary

The Art and Politics of Arthur Szyk (ISBN-13: 9780896047082 and ISBN-10: 0896047083), written by authors Steven Luckert, was published by U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002. With an overall rating of 4.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Individual Artists (Arts History & Criticism, Calligraphy, Arts Other) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Art and Politics of Arthur Szyk (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Individual Artists books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $3.

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Arthur Szyk was one of the most creative and determined political activists of his time. A gifted book illustrator and illuminator, a skillful caricaturist, and a crusader for causes, this multifaceted artist ceaselessly defended the rights of Jews and advocated on their behalf.

Skilled in medieval and Persian miniature painting, Szyk redirected his artistry during World War II into political cartoons that unmasked the face of the Nazi enemy and mobilized popular opinion. His caricatures became daily fare in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States. In 1942 alone, Szyk’s war-driven cartoons were published in Esquire, Collier’s, Look, Liberty, Time, the Saturday Review of Literature, and the Saturday Evening Post. One magazine reported that Szyk cartoons were as popular as Betty Grable pin-ups for troops heading overseas.

The Art and Politics of Arthur Szyk places the extraordinary artist and his work into the context of the turbulent times in which he lived (1894-1951). Hundreds of illustrations -- rendered in the artist’s original brilliant colors and painstakingly intricate detail -- were drawn from private and public collections around the world. The illuminations, paintings, prints, line drawings, lithographs, posters, magazine covers, and stamps are still vibrant and compelling. The political caricatures still resonate.

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