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    The Taube Family Arthur Szyk Collection comprises hundreds of artworks, sketches, illustrated books, and archival documents created between two world wars and documenting the rise of totalitarianism in Europe. Szyk’s work touches on motifs drawn from the Bible, history, politics, and culture to pair extraordinary craftsmanship with searing commentary on a diverse range of subjects including Judaism, the American War of Independence, the Second World War, the Holocaust, and the founding of the State of Israel. The Magnes curatorial staff is currently cataloging this enormous collection, and the materials will soon be made accessible to the public. In conjunction with the cataloging process, made possible by a generous gift from Taube Philanthropies, The Magnes is inviting Berkeley scholars to share their expertise and take part in the broad project of researching the many connections elicited by this multifaceted collection. In the course of the 2018-2019 academic year, historians, art historians, Media, and Jewish Studies scholars will present insightful research and commentary Around Arthur Szyk.

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    The Taube Family Arthur Szyk Collection comprises hundreds of artworks, sketches, illustrated books, and archival documents created between two world wars and documenting the rise of totalitarianism in Europe. Szyk’s work touches on motifs drawn from the Bible, history, politics, and culture to pair extraordinary craftsmanship with searing commentary on a diverse range of subjects including Judaism, the American War of Independence, the Second World War, the Holocaust, and the founding of the State of Israel. The Magnes curatorial staff is currently cataloging this enormous collection, and the materials will soon be made accessible to the public. In conjunction with the cataloging process, made possible by a generous gift from Taube Philanthropies, The Magnes is inviting Berkeley scholars to share their expertise and take part in the broad project of researching the many connections elicited by this multifaceted collection. In the course of the 2018-2019 academic year, historians, art historians, Media, and Jewish Studies scholars will present insightful research and commentary Around Arthur Szyk.

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    The Taube Family Arthur Szyk Collection comprises hundreds of artworks, sketches, illustrated books, and archival documents created between two world wars and documenting the rise of totalitarianism in Europe. Szyk’s work touches on motifs drawn from the Bible, history, politics, and culture to pair extraordinary craftsmanship with searing commentary on a diverse range of subjects including Judaism, the American War of Independence, the Second World War, the Holocaust, and the founding of the State of Israel. The Magnes curatorial staff is currently cataloging this enormous collection, and the materials will soon be made accessible to the public. In conjunction with the cataloging process, made possible by a generous gift from Taube Philanthropies, The Magnes is inviting Berkeley scholars to share their expertise and take part in the broad project of researching the many connections elicited by this multifaceted collection. In the course of the 2018-2019 academic year, historians, art historians, Media, and Jewish Studies scholars will present insightful research and commentary Around Arthur Szyk.

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    AROUND ARTHUR SZYK

    Berkeley Scholars on Art and History

    The Taube Family Arthur Szyk Collection comprises hundreds of


    artworks, sketches, illustrated books, and archival documents created
    between two world wars and documenting the rise of totalitarianism in
    Europe. The works of Arthur Szyk (1894-1951) touch on motifs drawn
    from the Bible, history, politics, and culture to pair extraordinary
    craftsmanship with searing commentary on a diverse range of subjects
    including Judaism, the American War of Independence, the Second
    World War, the Holocaust, and the founding of the State of Israel. The
    Magnes curatorial staff is currently cataloging this vast collection, and
    the materials will soon be made accessible to the public.

    In conjunction with the cataloging process, made possible by a


    generous gift from Taube Philanthropies, The Magnes is inviting
    Berkeley scholars to share their expertise and take part in the broad
    project of researching the many connections elicited by this
    multifaceted collection. In the course of the 2018-2019 academic year,
    historians, art historians, Media, and Jewish Studies scholars will
    present insightful research and commentary Around Arthur Szyk.

    Tuesday, October 23, 2018 | 5:30 pm


    Deena Aranoff, Center for Jewish Studies, GTU
    Household, Halakhah, Haggadah. Family Life and
    Religious Authority at the Passover Seder

    Tuesday, November 27, 2018 | 5:30 pm


    Isabel Richter, German and History, UC Berkeley
    People, Community, and Visual Culture. Photography as
    National Socialist Political Practice

    Tuesday, February 26, 2019 | 5:30 pm


    John Connelly, History, UC Berkeley
    Jews and the Interwar Polish State

    Tuesday, March 19, 2019 | 5:30 pm


    Shir Gal Kochavi, The Magnes, UC Berkeley
    Visual Judaica: Jewish Icons and Collecting Patterns in
    the early 20th century

    Free and Open to the Public


    More information at bit.ly/scholarsonszyk
    All lectures are presented at The Magnes
    2121 Allston Way, Berkeley

    The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, University of California, Berkeley
    2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94720-6300 | magnes.berkeley.edu

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