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Arthur Szyk : artist, Jew, Pole / Joseph P. Ansell.

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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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