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Arthur Szyk Captures New York

Sep 15, 2017
3 min

Arthur Szyk Captures New York

Where are the Arthur Szyks of today? They exist. They have to be firing their satiric commentaries and barbs at the evils that lurk. Now’s the time to nurture more soldiers of art. But for those who want to be truly inspired in ways they never thought possible (and they’re in New York), go to the first exhibition of his work in the city since the 1970s at the New York Historical Society. Through Jan. 21, 2018, the society is showing “Arthur Szyk: Soldier in Art”—original work

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Weekend Heller: Arthur Szyk Heads for New York

Jun 3, 2017
2 min

Weekend Heller: Arthur Szyk Heads for New York

After years of pursuing a major New York museum for an Arthur Szyk exhibition, Szyk advocate Irvin Unger and the prestigious New York Historical Society Museum & Library will host “Arthur Szyk: Soldier in Art” from Sept. 15–Jan. 21. It has been over 40 years since a prominent museum in New York City has held a Szyk show. Located on Manhattan’s Upper West Side on Central Park West at W. 77th St., the Historical Society is the perfect venue. Szyk lived on W. 74th Street in the

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Back in the USSR

Dec 14, 2015
1 min

Back in the USSR

Arthur Szyk, a Polish-born American artist (1894–1951), created a collection of 10 lithographs comprising his Visual History of Nations series, which represents the founding member countries of the United Nations, including vibrant images representing the United States of America, Canada, Poland, Great Britain, France, USSR, China, Switzerland and Israel. This series was commissioned in 1945 by Canadian philatelist and entrepreneur Kasimir Bileski, with the intent on being us

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Arthur Szyk, Laureate

May 1, 2015
3 min

Arthur Szyk, Laureate

Today, May 1, Arthur Szyk, cartoonist and caricaturist, will be inducted into the 2015 Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame. Irvin Ungar, the man behind the Szyk renaissance, will give the celebratory remarks. I asked him about why he thought it’s taken so long to recognize Szyk. Ungar: Arthur Szyk died of a heart attack in 1951, at age 57. Had he lived longer, he most certainly would have continued to shine in the limelight he experienced as America’s leading WWII anti-Nazi

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Arthur Szyk (pronounced schick)

Feb 10, 2012
6 min

Arthur Szyk (pronounced schick)

Arthur Szyk (pronounced schick) (1894–1951) is a Polish émigré who lived in New York, and who, given a career that began in 1914, illustrated over 30 books, created scores of caricatures and portraits as covers for Colliers and Time magazines, numerous cartoons for PM (the ad-free liberal/left daily), the New York Post, and Esquire, as well as posters, medallions, stain glass, and a large body of images on various Judaic themes. He was one of the most prolific visual satirist

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An Obscure Book Captures the “Lighter Side” of The War In Vietnam

Jan 30, 2012
1 min

An Obscure Book Captures the “Lighter Side” of The War In Vietnam

I picked up this book years ago because I was astounded by its naïve “design” and its raw unadulterated (hardly PC) presentation of a GI’s view of the Vietnam War. I also haven’t seen many cartoon-books done by or about Vietnam GI’s. I wouldn’t go as far as comparing it to Bill Mauldin’s “Up Front” with Willie & Joe, the 3 books done by one time Sardi’s caricaturist Alex Gard during WWII, or certainly anything close to what Arthur Szyk did in his “The New Order”, but it does

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