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The Arthur Szyk Society Newsletter

Volume 1, No. 1
Summer 1998

Contents

  • Major Exhibition of Szyk Opens at Chicago's Spertus Museum August 16
    "Justice Illuminated: The Art of Arthur Szyk" to Run through February 28, 1999
  • The Search for Arthur Szyk by George Gooche, Founder of The Arthur Szyk Society
  • The Propaganda Postcards of Arthur Szyk by Don Preziosi

Volume 1, No. 2
Spring 1999

Contents

  • Chicago Exhibition a Landmark Show
    Leading Art Critic Proclaims "Justice Illuminated"as a "fascinating exhibition full of memorable commitment"
  • Metropolis Magazine Selects Szyk Exhibition as its featured exhibition
  • British American Ambulance Corps Prefer Stamps Designed by Szyk
  • What I Learned from Arthur Szyk by Rabbi Shmuel Jablon

Volume 2, No. 1
Fall 1999

Contents

  • "Arthur Szyk: Artist For Freedom" to Open at Library of Congress December 9, 1999
    Szyk's "Declaration of Independence" Unveiled in Millennium Exhibition
  • University of Scranton to Host Szyk Exhibition
  • Szyk Given Great Ovation at July Fourth Ceremony
    (New Caanan Advertiser-July 4, 1950)
  • Arthur Szyk's War-Era Artwork: Tears of Rage by Rabbi Shmuel Jablon
  • Szyk Web Site Launched

Volume 2, No. 2
Summer 2000

Contents

  • New Canaan Celebrates Arthur Szyk's Humanity
    Connecticut exhibition coincides with 50th anniversary of Szyk's
    Declaration of Independence dedication
  • Costume Drawings Exhibited at Skirball Cultural Center
  • Congressman Tom Lantos and Szyk's Daughter Join Society Honorary Board
  • Cover Story in Library of Congress Information Bulletin Draws Attention to Szyk Exhibition
  • University of Judaism Show Planned
  • Scranton Welcome the Millenium with Arthur Szyk by Darlene Miller-Lanning, Ph.D.
  • Bookplates Illustrated by Arthur Szyk by Robert J. Weinberg
  • Szyk Poster Equates Axis with Venereal Disease
  • University of Maryland Beneficiary of Shneiderman Archives
  • What do Albert Enstein, Nicolas Copernicus, and Arthur Szyk have in common?
  • Sometimes There Are Absences Too Big for the Heart to Fill.
    Memorial tribute by Professor Robert J. DeMott

Volume 3, No. 1
Fall 2001

Contents

  • Diller Foundation Awards Traveling Exhibition Grant to The Society
    Haas Fund Provides Matching Support for University Showings
  • The Four Freedoms
  • In Memory of Arthur Szyk on the 50th Anniversary of His Death
    September 1951-September 2001
    Eulogies by Judge Simon H. Rifkind and Rabbi Ben Zion Bokser (both in1951)
  • Society Welcomes New Board President, Dr. Charles S. Syers
  • September Mourn, September 11, 2001 by Irvin D. Ungar
  • SZYK [pronounced Shick]: A Linguistically Daunting Surname

Volume 3, No. 2
Summer 2002

Contents

  • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Showcases Szyk's Art & Politics
    More than 145 Original Works on Display
  • Society Traveling Exhibition Opens on UC Berkeley Campus
  • Dr. Byron Sherwin Authors Study-Guide to Accompany Society Traveling Exhibition
  • Arthur Szyk Society Honors Alexandra Szyk Bracie at D.C. Reception
    Honorary Host Hadassah Lieberman welcomes guests
  • Jill Indyk Joins Society Honorary Board
  • Arthur Szyk Remembered in Forest Hills, New York Ceremony
  • Szyk Book Published to Accompany USHMM exhibition
  • An Amazing Discovery: Szyk's Portrait of His Wife, Julia

Volume 4, No. 1-2
Spring/Summer 2003

Contents

  • Szyk Exhibition Opens in Portland, Maine August 26
    University of New England Hosts "Justice Illuminated"
  • Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Commemorated
    Szyk's "Samson in the Ghetto" featured work of art
  • Poland: Illuminated by Arthur Szyk
    Paintings Characterize the Jewish Artist's Relationship to Polish People
  • We Will Never Die Pageant Commemorated on 60th Anniversary
  • Szyk Program at Northern California Holocaust Center
  • What They are Saying about Szyk: Carl Van Doren and Thomas Craven

Volume 5, No. 1-2
Summer 2004

Contents

  • Szyk Exhibit Travels to Poland
    Taube Foundation Sponsors Tour of Justice Illuminated
  • Society Plans Travel-Mission to Poland in Fall 2005
  • Society Board Welcomes John Rothmann
  • Art Spiegelman Joins Honorary Board
  • Book by Szyk Scholar to be Published
  • Japanese Professor Announces Szyk Book
  • The Face of Szyk: Self Portraiture as a Means
  • Szyk's Brilliant and Illuminating Juxtaposition of the Modern World with the Renaissance
  • Traveling Exhibition Program Elicits Praise
  • Szyk in the News: President Bill Clinton is presented with Arthur Szyk's Proclamation of the Independence of the State of Israel
  • Program Coordinator Hired

Volume 6, No. 1-2
Summer 2005

Contents

  • Szyk Exhibit Travels to Three Cities in Poland
    Society Travels to Poland in October 2005
  • Prominent International Spokesmen to join Honorary Board
  • Review of Arthur Szyk Biography
  • Szyk Pays Tribute to the Martyrs and Heroes of His People
  • Mercer Island High School holds Szyk Program
  • The Very Might of This Nation
  • Szyk Serves as Chairman of 50th Anniversary JWV Commemoration at Madison Square Garden

Volume 7, No. 1
Spring 2006

Contents

  • Traveling exhibition opens at HUC New York Campus
  • Society Missions to Poland: Summer 2005; Szyk Renaissance Tour, Fall 2005
  • Szyk in the News: Arthur Szyk featured in PBS's History Detectives episode; Society member, Julian Padowicz, publishes his memoirs; Japanese Historian exhibits Szyk political cartoons in Japan
  • Gail Shak, Mission Participant, Summarizes her Experience
  • Nathan Hale Middle School students select Szyk as "Taking a Stand in History"
  • Dowling College and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Long Island present "Arthur Szyk: A Genealogical Journey"
  • Justice Illuminated travels to University of Northern Iowa, Winter 2007
  • New Program Coordinator hired

Volume 8, No. 1 (Fall Winter 2007)

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