Szyk, Arthur

Birth Name Szyk, Arthur
Gender male
Age at Death 57 years, 2 months, 27 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth June 16, 1894 Łódź, województwo Łódzkie, Polska  

Event Note

From 1921, Arthur Szyk lived and created his graphic art and book illustrations mainly in France and Poland.
In 1937 he moved to the United Kingdom.

 
Immigration 1940   Arthur Szyk settled permanently in the United States

 
Naturalization 1948   Arthur Szyk was granted American citizenship

 
Occupation      

Event Note

Arthur Szyk gained real popularity through his war caricatures, in which, after the outbreak of World War II, he depicted the leaders of the Axis powers – mainly Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Emperor Hirohito.

 
Education   Paris, Île-de-France, France Arthur Szyk was sent to study at Académie Julian

Event Note

During 1912-1914 the teenage Arthur Szyk produced numerous drawings and caricatures on contemporary political themes that were published in the Łódź satirical magazine Śmiech.

Event Note

In 1913, Arthur Szyk returned to Poland, and studied in Teodor Axentowicz's class at Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków.

Event Note

In 1914, Arthur Szyk and a group of Polish-Jewish artists and writers, travelled to Palestine, organized by the Jewish Cultural Society, haZamir, where he observed Jewish settlers working for the future Jewish state.

 
Military Service 1914   Arthur Szyk was conscripted into the Russian Army

Event Note

At the start of 1915, Arthur Szyk escaped from the Russian Army, and spent the rest of the war in Łódź. where he had drawn Russian soldiers, which were published as postcards/

 
Military Action November, 1914 Bitwa pod Łodzią Battle of Łódź, Łódź, województwo Łódzkie, Polska  

 
Marriage September 14, 1916   Arthur Szyk married Julia Liekerman

 
Membership 1946 American League for Free Palestine ALEF also see Bergson Group  

 
Membership   Palestine Resistance Fund, New York, New York, United States of America The Palestine Resistance Fund was led by a National Committee

Event Note

The National Committee of the Palestine Resistance Fund:
* Stella Adler
* Konrad Bercovici
* Louis Bromfield
* Russell Gordon Carter
* Lester Cohen
* Alan Corelli
* Mordecai Danzis
* Paul Eldridqe
* Frances Gunther
* Ben Hecht
*Nathan George Harwitt
* Prof. Constantine Panunzio
* Andrew L. Somers, M.C.
* Arthur Szyk
*Alex Witt
* Isaac Zoar

 
Death September 13, 1951   Arthur Szyk died of a heart attack

 

Parents

Father Szyk, Solomon
Mother , Eugenia

Pedigree

  1. Szyk, Solomon
    1. , Eugenia
      1. Szyk, Arthur

Ancestors