Around Arthur Szyk: Berkeley Scholars on Art and History

Visual Judaica: Jewish Icons and Judaica Collections in the early 20th century (and how they influenced artist, Arthur Szyk)

Illustrator and political caricaturist, Arthur Szyk (1894–1951) used motifs inspired by 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.

Shir Gal Kochavi, Assistant Curator at the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, will examine items of twentieth century Judaica that inspired Szyk’s celebrated creations. She will bring examples of key Jewish visual elements such as the Lion of Judah and Noah’s dove, and show how these and Biblical phrases such as “the land of milk and honey” became recurrent themes for the artist.

Interests: Arts & Culture
Date: 
March 19, 2019
TIME: 
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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Location: 
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Live
2121 Allston Way
City: 
Berkeley 94720-6300
Cost: 
free

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Organized By: 
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life
Event Contact Person: 
Andrea Daniel
510.643.2526
andrea.daniel@berkeley.edu
Speakers: 
Shir Gal Kochavi
Shir Gal Kochavi is Assistant Curator at The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life. Before joining The Magnes, she worked as researcher for art institutions in California, Israel and the UK. Shir recently received her PhD from the University of Leeds, UK (2017). She holds a MA in The History of Business of Art and Collecting, from the Institute D’Etudes Superieures des Arts, Paris (2008) and a second MA in Law Studies from the Bar Ilan University, Israel (2012).