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Ominous threats filled the years around World War II - Nazism, the escalating plight of European Jews, Fascism, Japanese militarism, and racism. Arthur Szyk (1894-1951), the great 20th-century 'activist in art,' confronted the turbulent, hate-filled period with forceful artistic depictions caricaturing Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito as the evil architects of their regimes' destructive and inhumane policies. 'Arthur Szyk: Soldier in Art' explores the activism of the Polish-born artist through 38 politically incisive works that underscore Szyk's role as a kind of 'one man army' fighting odious…
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3 editions- Other · English · 2023Fairfield University Art Museum · 9798218272517
- Other · English · 2019Giles, Zeny · 240 pages · 9781911282099
- Other · English · 2018Giles Limited, D. · 240 pages · 9781911282082
ExhibitionsSoldiers in artFascism in artAnti-Nazi movement in artJews in artPolish PaintingIllustration of booksArt
