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What is The Arthur Szyk Society?
The Arthur Szyk Society, a not-for-profit organization founded in 1991, presents the artist's prolific body of works to broad and diverse audiences in the U.S. and worldwide, thus ensuring that Szyk's legacy as a great artist and champion of democratic and Jewish values will never be forgotten.
Goals
- Celebrate the artistic legacy of Arthur Szyk.
- Broaden public access to the life and art of Arthur Szyk.
- Strengthen The Arthur Szyk Society's partnerships with the public and private sectors.
- Preserve a part of our nation's cultural heritage for the 21st century.
- Strengthen the role of the arts in the shaping of our nation's social consciousness and in our nation's educational system, thus encouraging lifelong learning in the arts.
- Satisfy the social needs of America's communities through the arts.
Objectives
- Curate museum exhibitions of original Szyk art and reproduction art
- Facilitate scholarly research in art history and other liberal arts fields related to the life and art of Arthur Szyk.
- Provide educational programming for teachers, students, their families and communities, especially, where such activities are not available due to geographic, economic or other factors.
- Create a gallery space for the ongoing display of Szyk's work.
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Gatherings
Exhibition openings and special tours
"Evening with Arthur Szyk" salons
Speakers bureau
Education
Curriculum and lesson plan consultation
Database of Szyk's art
Docent trainings
Exhibition companion guides and course unit materials
Research consultation |
Information
Article reprints
Monitoring of Arthur Szyk activities worldwide
Newsletters
Art History Papers
Referrals for information resources and services
Web site |
What are The Society's Programs?
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Image Database
Traveling Exhibitions
Educational Curriculum |
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Art History Papers
Web-based services |
The Arthur Szyk Society wishes to thank its membership and major donors for
their generous support:
- Brandenburg Family Trust
- Helen and Sanford Diller Foundation
- Dobkin Family Trust
- Koret Foundation
- Jewish Community Endowment of the Jewish Community Federation, San Francisco
- Walter and Elise Haas Fund
- Eva Chernov Lokey
- Robbins Family Philanthropic Trust
- Daniel and Joanna Rose Family Foundation
- Taube Foundation for Jewish Life & Culture
Organizational History
The Arthur Szyk Society was founded in 1991 in Orange County, California and received its 501 (c) (3) tax exempt status in 1994. Founder George Gooche, a retired medical administrator, discovered a veritable treasure trove of Szyk's art works, which had been in storage for more than 40 years. He then published theme-oriented Society newsletters pertaining to these works and his related research. Under his direction, The Society published newsletters and contributed to the 1991 exhibition, Arthur Szyk: Illuminator, at Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles, the first Szyk exhibition of the 1990s.
In 1997, The Society relocated to Burlingame, California in the San Francisco Bay Area, where a new Board of Trustees was formed under the leadership of Irvin D. Ungar, a rabbi, curator and antiquarian. With its relocation, The Society expanded its outreach, programs and mission including the launch of a traveling exhibitions program, a web site, a newly designed membership newsletter and other publications, and a public lecture series called "An Evening with Arthur Szyk." During this phase, national and international exposure expanded, membership increased, and an Honorary Board was established. In addition, The Society created web site and database links with several universities, and forged new alliances with literary and art history societies. |
