Arthur Szyk Collection
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of advertisements, articles, books, lithographs, magazine covers, posters, and stamps that Szyk illustrated between 1931, 1941-1955. Additional items contain exhibit promotions and articles about Szyk's work. Szyk's artwork includes sartoric images of Adolf Hitler and Nazi leaders; patriotic images of President George Washington, Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, and American ideals; depictions of Eastern European Jewry, Israel's independence, prophets, and sages; and advertisements promoting Asbestos Limited, Casco, Nescafe, North American Aviation, United States Steel, and Utah Radio Products Company. Two Time magazine covers dated from 1941 display Szyk's portraits of Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard and Director of Economic Affairs Hubertus J. van Mook.
The collection contains the former I-440 Declaration of the State of Israel, 1948 (Box 4 (OS2), Folder 4)
Dates
- Creation: undated, 1931-2002
Creator
- Szyk, Arthur, 1894-1951 (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open to all researchers, except items that may be restricted due to their fragility, or privacy.
Use Restrictions
No permission is required to quote, reproduce or otherwise publish manuscript materials found in this collection, as long as the usage is scholarly, educational, and non-commercial. For inquiries about other usage, please contact the Director of Collections and Engagement at mmeyers@ajhs.org.
For reference questions, please email: inquiries@cjh.org
Extent
3.25 Linear Feet (2 manuscript boxes, 1 one-half manuscript box, 1 oversized box)
Language of Materials
English
Hebrew
Abstract
Collection consists of advertisements, articles, books, lithographs, magazine covers, posters, and stamps that Szyk illustrated between 1931, 1941-1955. Additional items contain exhibit promotions and articles about Szyk's work. Szyk's artwork includes sartoric images of Adolf Hitler and Nazi leaders; patriotic images of President George Washington, Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, and American ideals; depictions of Eastern European Jewry, Israel's independence, prophets, and sages; and advertisements promoting Asbestos Limited, Casco, Nescafe, North American Aviation, United States Steel, and Utah Radio Products Company. Two Time magazine covers dated from 1941 display Szyk's portraits of Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard and Director of Economic Affairs Hubertus J. van Mook.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into a single series.
Acquisition Note
The collection was donated by Dr. Samuel Halperin in August 2006. A State of Israel declaration was given by an unknown donor.
Digitization Note
Box 1 Folder 4 has been digitized as part of an ongoing digitization-on-demand program at the Center for Jewish History.
Subject
- Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 (Person)
- Perkins, Frances, 1880-1965 (Person)
- Mook, Hubertus J. van (Hubertus Johannes), 1894-1965 (Person)
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 (Person)
- Wickard, Claude R. (Claude Raymond), 1893-1967 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Advertising
- Art
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Jews, East European
- Lithography
- Prophets in art
- World War, 1939-1945
Uniform Title
- Title
- Guide to the Arthur Szyk (1894-1951) Collection, undated, 1931-2002 *P-819
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Adina Anflick
- Date
- © 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- October 2020: RJohnstone: post-ASpace migration cleanup.
Repository Details
Part of the American Jewish Historical Society Repository
