Szyk and Racial Justice

Untitled Drawing by Arthur SzykA digital tool for studying the Holocaust through unique, original sources.

Black History and Arthur Szyk | Jewish Museum MilwaukeeArthur Szyk was an immigrant to the US, but felt deeply for African Americans and portrayed their struggle in his artwork.

Arthur Szyk: An Illustrator of Moral Clarity and An Artist for Our TimeArthur Szyk. And (what) would you do with Hitler? New York, 1944. Image courtesy of Irvin Ungar / Historicana. www.szyk.com …

Katherine Dunham: The Artist as Activist During World War IIKatherine Dunham (1909-2006) was a world-renowned choreographer who broke many barriers of race and gender, most notably as an African American woman whose dance company toured the United States, L…

The Double Life of Josephine BakerWe remember Josephine Baker as a singer and dancer, who had to leave her native country to find freedom and fame. What fewer know is that…

Black Arts Movement (1965-1975)The Black Arts Movement was a Black nationalism movement that focused on music, literature, drama, and the visual arts made up of Black artists and intellectuals. This was the cultural section of the Black Power movement, in that its participants shared many of the ideologies of Black self-determination, political beliefs, and African American culture. The Black Arts Movement started in 1965 when poet Amiri Baraka [LeRoi Jones] established the Black Arts Repertory Theater in Harlem, New York, as a place for artistic expression.

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