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Arthur Szyk

Polish-Jewish artist (1894-1951) · United States · On the map · Artists · Died at 57

Arthur Szyk was a Polish-born Jewish artist who worked primarily as a book illustrator and political artist throughout his career. Arthur Szyk was born into a prosperous middle-class Jewish family in Łódź, in the part of Poland under Russian rule in the 19th century.

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Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms
Gold Cross of Merit
Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta

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An acculturated Polish Jew, Szyk always proudly regarded himself both as a Pole and a Jew. From 1921, he lived and created his works mainly in France and Poland; in 1937 he moved to the United Kingdom. In 1940, he settled permanently in the United States, and was granted American citizenship in 1948.

Country
United States
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1894 to 1951 · aged 57