BOOKS:

Justice Illuminated: The Art of Arthur Szyk. A Study Guide by Byron L. Sherwin. Burlingame, CA: The Arthur Szyk Society, 2002.
To be used in conjunction with the traveling exhibition
"Justice Illuminated: The Art of Arthur Szyk"


Internationally renowned Jewish scholar, theologian and ethicist, Dr. Byron L. Sherwin has written an informative study-guide to be used exclusively as a supplemental aide in considering the historical context and thematic subject matter of Justice Illuminated: The Art of Arthur Szyk. The study-guide provides a political, sociological, religious, artistic and philosophical backdrop for understanding Szyk and his artwork. Numerous "Questions to Consider" are posed, and selected works from each of the exhibition's three sections are decoded. Dr. Sherwin has served for more than 30 years as Vice-President and Distinguished Service Professor of Jewish Philosophy and Mysticism at Chicago's Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies in Chicago.

This educational study-guide should be of interest to individuals studying the following academic disciplines: Art, Art History, Philosophy (aesthetics), American History, Modern European History, World War II Studies, Holocaust Studies, Slavic Studies, Jewish Studies, Ethnic Studies, and Political Science.

Price: $25 plus shipping $5.00. Check should be sent to : The Arthur Szyk Society, 1200 Edgehill Drive, Burlingame, CA 94010


"Satan Leads the Ball" is one of the decoded images in the Study Guide

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