Das Herrenvolk / Arthur Szyk, London, 1939. – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Das Herrenvolk / Arthur Szyk, London, 1939., preserved in this historic drawing. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Das Herrenvolk / Arthur Szyk, London, 1939.
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Titled *Das Herrenvolk*, or "the master race," this 1939 drawing by Polish-born illustrator Arthur Szyk turns the Nazi ideology of racial supremacy against itself. The record lists its subject as German prisoners in Poland, a reminder that the war's first months brought Germany's own soldiers into captivity. Szyk worked in ink with transparent watercolor and gouache over graphite, a technique he used to combine fine detail with bold, pointed satire. The drawing later appeared in the exhibition *Arthur Szyk: Artist for Freedom* and is part of the Ben and Beatrice Goldstein Foundation Collection.
| Created / published | 1939 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink with transparent watercolor and gouache over graphite. |
| Notes | Forms part of: Ben and Beatrice Goldstein Foundation Collection (Library of Congress). Exhibited: Arthur Szyk: Artist for freedom |
| Subjects | World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners--German--Poland. Prisoners of war--German--Poland--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,677 × 3,742 px · prints to 16 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220899 |
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