Arthur Szyk - Illuminator

Adocumentary about Arthur Szyk, tthe world renowned graphic artist, book illustrator, caricaturist and stage designer. He is particularly well known for his political caricatures published in Great Britain and the USA during and after the 2nd World War. Szyk, a Polish-Jewish patriot, put forth his worldview in his immortal “Haggadah” and the "Statute of Kalish”. He actively supported Israel. Finding refuge in the USA during the 2nd World War, Szyk he become an American patriot and produced a series of internationally acclaimed paintings: “Washington and his Times” and the “Declaration of Independence”, now in the Library of Congress, in Washington, D.C.