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History Bites | Arthur Szyk: From Yiddishkeit Illuminator to Yankee Satirist
Fairfield Museum and History Center 370 Beach Road, Fairfield, CT, United StatesHow did a newly landed Polish Jewish artist transform his brush and ink pen into powerful anti-Nazi propaganda weapons in the months before Pearl Harbor? Through scathing editorial cartoons and anti-fascist satires, Szyk came to be recognized by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt as a true “soldier in art.” Philip I. Eliasoph, PhD, Professor of Art […]
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History Bites: Women’s Rights are Human Rights
Fairfield Museum and History Center 370 Beach Road, Fairfield, CT, United StatesIn honor of Women’s History Month, join Elizabeth Hohl, PhD, Assistant Professor of the Practice in History at Fairfield University and co-curator of the special exhibition Women’s Rights are Human Rights, for a discussion of posters created worldwide that celebrate and acknowledge the vital role that all citizens play in promoting human rights while challenging gender […]
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