Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica

Justice Illuminated. The Art of Arthur Szyk
(116 words)

Editor & Curator

Irvin D. Ungar.

Imprint

Chicago, Ill., USA, 1998. 95 pp., illustrations: 41 col., 14 b&w, 28 × 20 cm. English.

ISBN

0935982558

Location

Spertus Museum (16 August 1998–28 February 1999)

Description

The battle against injustice waged by artist Arthur Szyk throughout his career. Emphasis on the period of WWII and the Holocaust, when the artist devoted himself entirely to the highly-influential world of political caricature. Title essay by Irvin D. Ungar. “Arthur Szyk: Life and Work” by Joseph P. Ansell. Basic entries. 56 items.

main keywords

GRAPHIC ARTS
HOLOCAUST
HUMOR/SATIRE
POLITICS AND ART
SZYK, ARTHUR

minor keywords

Book illustration
Eretz Israel
Haggadot, illuminated manuscripts
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, 19th–21st C
Historical documents
Poland
United States
Zionism

Related ephemera

Exhibition announcement, double-sided card, 1 col. Illus., 10.7 × 14 cm.

Cite this page
“Justice Illuminated. The Art of Arthur Szyk”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 30 May 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1502>
First published online: 2019



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