Arthur Szyk
Artist, Jew, Pole
Joseph P. Ansell

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'A substantial achievement.'
W. Cahn, Choice

Best known among Jews for his illustrated Haggadah, Arthur Szyk was also a political artist whose work went beyond a narrow definition of the Jewish cause. In the early twentieth century he worked tirelessly to strengthen the Jews' position in Poland; later, in the United States, he put his art at the service of the war effort, and then on behalf of the Zionist cause. A singular contribution to the history of Polish-Jewish relations and of Jewish art.

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Joseph P. Ansell received his BA from Knox College and his MFA in Painting from The George Washington University. He is currently Professor of Art and Head of the Department of Art at Auburn University. For many years before, and during the early years of his research on Arthur Szyk, he maintained an active record as a professional artist, exhibiting throughout the United States, and in England, Ireland, and Japan. He has published articles on Szyk's work in American and European journals and has lectured on Szyk to general and professional audiences in the United States, England, and Poland. He has also written on aspects of the history of graphic design and on contemporary art.

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