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Arthur Szyk : artist, Jew, Pole / Joseph P. Ansell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ansell, Joseph P., 1949- author.
- Series:
- Liverpool scholarship online.
- Liverpool scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Szyk, Arthur, 1894-1951.
- Szyk, Arthur.
- Jewish artists--Poland--Biography.
- Jewish artists.
- Jews, Polish--United States--Biography.
- Jews, Polish.
- Illustrators--Poland--Biography.
- Illustrators.
- United States.
- Poland.
- Genre:
- Biographies
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 332 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2020.
- Summary:
- A singular contribution to the history of Jewish art and of Polish-Jewish relations in the first half of the twentieth century.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Preface and Acknowledgements; Plate Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Plates; Introduction; Part I: The Growth of an Artist; 1: The Early Years; 2: From 'Byzantine' Miniatures to the Song of Songs; 3: From La Tentation de Saint Antoine to the Statute of Kalisz; 4: From George Washington to the League of Nations; 5: An Ambassador for Co-operation; 6: From The Haggadah to The Rubáiyát; Part II: The War Years; 7: From Miniature to Caricature; 8: An Artist with a Message; 9: A Public Service Artist; 10: The Turn Towards Peace; Part III: Late Career.
- 11: Drawing Lessons12: Illustrations for a Young Peace; 13: Fighting for Israel; 14: In a Changing America; 15: Valediction; Part IV: Who Was Arthur Szyk?; 16: Creating Arthur Szyk; 17: The Jewish Artist; 18: The Political Artist; Books with Illustrations by Szyk; Exhibitions and Reviews of Szyk's Work; Published Political Cartoons, 1939-1950; War Cartoons: Corporate Use; Bibliography; Index.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2004.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-321) and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 14, 2020).
- Contains:
- Szyk, Arthur, 1894-1951. Works. Selections.
- ISBN:
- 1-78962-331-6
- 1-909821-19-5
- OCLC:
- 1048791957
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