Illuminator and illustrator Arthur Szyk was one of the great artists of the 20th century. His legacy of activism and artistic excellence inspires the work of The Arthur Szyk Society, a not-for-profit dedicated to sharing his art with diverse audiences worldwide. For more information, visit www.szyk.org

1. Arthur Szyk
(1894-1951)
The Arthur Szyk Society, www.szyk.org

2. Arthur Szyk with his
parents and brother
Łódź, circa 1896

3. Sérénade aéronautique
[Paris, circa 1911]

4. Palestine Pioneer
Palestine, 1914

5. Russian Soldier
(Postcard)
Łódź, 1915

6. “Whoever is healthy and strong—go into the army!”
Łódź, circa 1919

7. Ivan Tsarevitch
et Le Loup-Garou
[Ivan Tsarevitch
and the Werewolf]
Paris, 1920

8. Saul and David
Paris, 1921

9. Arthur and Julia Szyk abroad
Probably Morocco, 1922

10. Portrait of El Haj T’hami
el Mezouari el Glaoui
Marrakesh, 1922

11. Mordechai with
Szyk as scribe
Le Livre D’Esther
Paris, 1920

12. Illustration from
Le Puits de Jacob
[The Well of Jacob]
Paris, 1925

13. Portrait of Julia Szyk
Paris, 1925

14. Bar Kochba
Paris, 1927

15. Illustration for Le
Tentation de St. Antoine
[The Temptation of
St. Anthony]
Paris, 1926

16. Frontispiece
Statute of Kalisz
Paris, 1927
Printed in Munich, 1932

17. The Scribe
Paris, 1927

18. New Year’s Greeting
to M. & Mme. Decour
Paris, 1929

19. Portrait of Arthur Szyk
Paris, 1930s

20. Covenant of the
League of Nations
Paris, 1931

21. Washington the Soldier
Washington and
His Times
Printed in Vienna, 1932

22. Playing Card Art
Łódź, 1930s

23. The Family at the Seder
The Haggadah
Łódź, 1935

24. The Four Questions
The Haggadah
Łódź, 1935

25. Arthur Szyk’s Medals
Poland, 1931; France, 1922; U.S.A., 1934

26. Arthur Szyk—Enlumineur
Łódź, 1935

27. Tadeusz Kościuszko
Polish-American
Fraternity series
London, 1938

28. “Father, Do Not Forgive
Them, For They Know
What They Do”
(Postcard)
London, 1939

29. Canada: Love for
Man and Nature
Ottawa, 1940

30. A Madman’s Dream (Der Untermensch)
As later reproduced in Coronet magazine
New York, 1940

31. “Famed Polish Artist Has
Price On His Head”
July 13, 1940

32. Dust jacket of
The New Order
New York:
G.P. Putnam’s Sons,
1941

33. Arthur Szyk drawing
St. George
New York, circa 1941

34. Japan’s Aggressor:
Admiral Yamamoto
TIME magazine
December 22, 1941

35. Anti-Christ
New York, 1942

36. “One-Man War Against Hitler”
Click magazine
New York, 1942

37. Magazine covers illustrated by Arthur Szyk

38. The Four Freedoms
New York, 1941

39. Joan of Arc
New York, 1942

40. Satan Leads the Ball
New York, 1942

41. Valhalla
(Nibelungen series)
New York, 1942

42. De profundis [Out of the Depths]
New York, 1943

43. Action—Not Pity
As published in
The New York Times
February 8, 1943

44. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s
Soldier in Art
New York, 1944

45. Ink and Blood
New York, 1944

46. Inside cover of Andersen’s Fairy Tales
New York, 1944

47. The Girl Who Trod
on a Loaf
Andersen’s Fairy Tales
New York, 1945

48. Frontispiece
The Canterbury Tales
New York, 1945

49. Visual History
of the United States
New York, 1945

50. Santa’s Watching You
New Canaan, 1946

51. Honor Thy Father
and Thy Mother
The Ten Commandments
New Canaan, 1946

52. The Song of Freedom
Pathways Through
the Bible
Philadelphia: The Jewish
Publication Society, 1946

53. Order of the Yellow Badge:
Officer, Knight Commander and Knight
NP, 1946

54. The Merchant of
Baghdad
The Arabian Nights
Entertainments
New Canaan, 1948

55. Visual History of Israel
New Canaan, 1948

56. Proclamation of the Establishment
of the State of Israel
New Canaan, 1948

57. Hillel
New Canaan, 1948

58. Four Freedoms Prayer
New Canaan, 1949

59. Szyk and Haman
The Book of Esther
New Canaan, 1950

60. Sucre Sitting
Simon Bolivar
and his Times
New Canaan, 1950

61. Szyk’s Headstone
New Montefiore
Cemetery, New York

62. Arthur Szyk with pipe
New Canaan, after 1945