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The Art of Protest: Then and Now

Virtual Event
An Arthur Szyk print titled “Enemies of the Third Reich.” US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Gift of Philip R. House

An Arthur Szyk print titled “Enemies of the Third Reich.” US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Gift of Philip R. House

Polish-born artist Arthur Szyk was alarmed by the Nazi threat and used his pen and paper to call public attention to the persecution of Europe’s Jews. He depicted Hitler and the Axis powers as global menaces and drew sympathetic portrayals of the victims of their brutality. Art has long been used as a form of protest to influence social and political action. Join us to learn about the power of art—then and now—to change minds and and highlight our shared humanity.

Speaker
Dr. Steven Luckert, Senior Program Curator, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Moderator
Dr. Edna Friedberg, Historian, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Watch live at facebook.com/holocaustmuseum. You do not need a Facebook account to view our program. After the live broadcast, the recording will be available to watch on demand on the Museum's Facebook page.

WATCH ON FACEBOOK on 7/15 at 9:30 A.M.