Arthur Szyk drawing
- Date
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creation:
1940
- Geography
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creation:
London (England)
- Classification
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Art
- Category
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Drawings
- Object Type
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Drawing (lcsh)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Leo Solet
Drawing, untitled. Watercolor and ink on paper. Matted and framed image depicting an old woman and a young boy. Both are wearing white armbands with a blue Star of David. She has a sack on her shoulder and the boy is carrying a cane or walking stick. Signed, "Arthur Szyk, London, 1940," in the upper right hand corner. Taped to the back is a piece of paper which reads, "To Mrs. Meeks with compliments of Arthur Szyk (signature), Washington, Jan. 1942." London, England.
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Also in Leo Solet collection
Collection includes two drawings by Arthur Szyk. The first is untitled; watercolor and ink on paper. Matted and framed image depicting an old woman and a young boy. Both are wearing white armbands with a blue Star of David. She has a sack on her shoulder and the boy is carrying a cane or walking stick. Signed, "Arthur Szyk, London, 1940," in the upper right hand corner. Taped to the back is a piece of paper which reads, "To Mrs. Meeks with compliments of Arthur Szyk (signature), Washington, Jan. 1942." London, England. The second drawing is titled "Lebensraum" and depicts three figures on horses. The first is a skeleton in a Nazi uniform pointing the way to the other two figures, Adolph Hitler, and a Japanese leader. A vulture flies above the three men. Signed "Arthur Szyk, N.Y. 1941."
Arthur Szyk drawing
Object
Matted and framed image depicting three figures on horses. The first is a skeleton in a Nazi uniform pointing the way to the other two figures, Adolph Hitler, and a Japanese leader. A vulture flies above the three men. Title in the bottom left corner. Signed "Arthur Szyk, N.Y. 1941," in the bottom right corner. New York, United States. 1941. Title in German.