- Hardcover: 152 pages
- Publisher: University of Washington Press; illustrated edition edition (1 Aug 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0896047083
- ISBN-13: 978-0896047082
- Product Dimensions: 32 x 24.4 x 2.1 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,742,566 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"An artist, and especially a Jewish artist, cannot be neutral in these times.... Our life is involved in a terrible tragedy, and I am resolved to serve my people with all my art, with all my talent, with all my knowledge." Arthur Szyk, 1934
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'An artist, and especially a Jewish artist, cannot be neutral in these times...Our life is involved in a terrible tragedy, and I am resolved to serve my people with all my art, with all my talent, with all my knowledge' - Arthur Szyk, 1934. 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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Terrific!, 1 May 2003
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, and viewing Szyk's wonderous art. The biography is well written and interesting. The artwork is intriguing and thought-provoking. I highly recommend this book to afficionados of Jewish Art and Literature.
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This review is from: The Art and Politics of Arthur Szyk (Hardcover)
I recently read the 1993 Doctoral Dissertation by the author, Steven Luckert, which is entitled: Jesuits, Freemasons, Illuminati and Jacobins. This excellent dissertation describes in detail the genesis of all the beyond-the-pale conspiracy theories which unfortunately are propounded still today by hacks and nuts, as they were at their start in the eighteenth century. Luckert is now chief curator at the Holocaust Museum.
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