Jewish ARTHUR SZYK Poster 1948 Israel DECLARATION Of INDEPENDENCE Judaica HEBREW

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Jewish ARTHUR SZYK Poster 1948 Israel DECLARATION Of INDEPENDENCE Judaica HEBREW:
$55.00

DESCRIPTION :Here for sale is an EXCELLENT printing of this SZYK piece which was published in Eretz Israel in the 1970\'s to commemorate and celebrate Israel\'s 30th DAY OF INDEPENDENCE . An exquisite Jewish Judaica Judaism Hebrew Israeli artistic artifact. Poster dimensions around 14\" x 19\" . Quite good condition. Moderate foxing . Folded twice.( Pls look at scan for accurate AS IS images )Poster will be sent rolled in a special protective rigid sealed tube. AUTHENTICITY : Thisis anORIGINALvintage1970\'s printing( Dated ), It holds a life long GUARANTEE for its AUTHENTICITY and ORIGINALITY.PAYMENTS : Payment method accepted : Paypal .SHIPPMENT : SHIPP worldwide via registered airmailis $14 .Poster will be sent rolled in a special protective rigid sealed tube. Handling within 3-5 days after payment. Estimated Int\'l duration around 14 days.

ArthurSzyk (June 16, 1894 – September 13, 1951) was a graphic artist, bookillustrator, stage designer and caricaturist. Arthur Szyk was born into aJewish family in Łódź, in the part of Poland which was under Russian rule inthe 19th century. He always regarded himself both as a Pole and a Jew. From1921, he lived and created his works mainly in France and Poland, and in 1937he moved to the United Kingdom. In 1940, he settled permanently in the UnitedStates, where he was granted American citizenship in 1948. Arthur Szyk became arenowned graphic artist and book illustrator as early as the interwar period –his works were exhibited and published not only in Poland, but also in France,the United Kingdom, Israel and the United States. However, he gained realpopularity through his war caricatures, in which, after the outbreak of WorldWar II, he depicted the leaders of the Axis powers. After the war, he also devotedhimself to political issues, this time supporting the creation of Israel.Szyk\'s work is characterized in its material content by social and politicalcommitment, and in its formal aspect by its rejection of modernism and drawingon the traditions of medieval and renaissance painting, especially illuminatedmanuscripts from those periods. Unlike most caricaturists, Szyk always showedgreat attention to the colouristic effects and details in his works. Today,Szyk is a well-known and often exhibited artist only in his last home country –the United States. In Europe, since the late 1990s exhibitions of his art hasbeen mounted in the Polish cities of Kraków, Warsaw and Łódź, as well as inBerlin, Germany. The recent publication of a Polish-language edition Szyk\'sbiography and public broadcasts of the documentary film Arthur Szyk -Illuminator (Marta TV & Film, Telewizja Polska (Łódź), 2005) also haveimproved Szyk\'s stature in his mother country, Poland. The Israeli Declarationof Independence (Hebrew: הכרזת העצמאות‎, Hakhrazat HaAtzma\'ut or Hebrew: מגילת העצמאות‎ MegilatHaAtzma\'ut), was made on 14 May 1948 (5 Iyar 5708), the day before theBritish Mandate was due to expire. David Ben-Gurion, the Executive Head of theWorld Zionist Organization and the chairman of the Jewis Agency for Palestinedeclared the establishment of a Jewish state in Eretz-Israel, to be known asthe State of Israel The event is celebrated annually in Israel with anational holiday Yom Ha\'atzmaut (Hebrew: יום העצמאות‎, lit. Independence Day) on 5 Iyar of every yearaccording to the Hebrew calendar. About the ARTHUR SZYK Israel\'s DECLARATION of INDEPENDENCE\"In 1948, Szyk created this ornate illustration of Israel\'s declaration of independence. It incorporates both ancient and modern heroes, showing the figures of Moses, Aaron, and Hur as the watchguards of the nation\'s security against Amalek, the eternal enemy. Flanking the text are an Israeli soldier and a Zionist pioneer. At the bottom (left), Ezekiel points to the Declaration, symbolizing the fulfillment of his prophecy of Israel\'s return. This historic proclamation is illuminated in numerous colors in Arthur Szyk\'s renowned medieval manuscript illumination style. Miniature vignettes of Jewish history and the newborn State of Israel surround the central Hebrew text of the Declaration. Images include: the pioneer (chalutz) who sows the land; the soldier who defends the land; Moses, with his brother Aaron the High Priest and the warrior Hur; Ezekiel, the prophet who called for restoration to the Land; skulls and bones as a reminder of the Holocaust; King David, the first King of the Jewish People in Jerusalem; and the symbols of the twelve tribes of Israel. Arthur Szyk was a lover of the Jewish People and the Land of Israel, which he visited in 1914 from his native Poland. Szyk was also the leading activist artist in America to help the cause of bringing about the State of Israel. In her memoirs, Julia Szyk records that on the day the independence of the Jewish state was declared, her husband wept and then sat down to create this masterwork, devoting more than six months to its completion. It is said that this very work and his completed Declaration of Independence of the United States hung side by side in the Szyk household until his death in 1951\"