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An activist Jewish artist who used his work to fight fascism

JL;DR SUMMARY Arthur Szyk, a Polish-born Jewish artist, used his artwork as a powerful form of activism against fascism and bigotry. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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World War IiPolitical ActivismJewish RefugeesFascismCivil RightsArt ExhibitionHouse Un American Activities CommitteeAnti FascismArthur SzykAmerican Ideals

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New York City, New York, United States
"Intricately detailed, the richly pigmented painting is one of more than 100 works by Szyk on view in Art of Freedom: The Life and Work of Arthur Szyk at New York Citys Museum of Jewish Heritage."
Łódź, Poland
"Born in d, Poland, in 1894, Szyk experienced the major upheavals of the 20th century: two world wars, the rise of totalitarianism and Nazism, the founding of the State of Israel, McCarthyism, as well as deeply entrenched American racism and antisemitism."
London, England, United Kingdom
"After Germany invaded Poland in 1939, he, his wife and two children fled to London, ultimately immigrating to the United States in 1940."
New Canaan, Connecticut, United States
"74 years after he died in his home in New Canaan, Connecticut, Szyks legacy endures."

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