Leo Solet collection

Identifier: irn95101
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by Leo Solet.

Scope and Content

Collection includes two drawings by Arthur Szyk. The first is untitled; watercolor and ink on paper. Matted and framed image depicting an old woman and a young boy. Both are wearing white armbands with a blue Star of David. She has a sack on her shoulder and the boy is carrying a cane or walking stick. Signed, "Arthur Szyk, London, 1940," in the upper right hand corner. Taped to the back is a piece of paper which reads, "To Mrs. Meeks with compliments of Arthur Szyk (signature), Washington, Jan. 1942." London, England. The second drawing is titled "Lebensraum" and depicts three figures on horses. The first is a skeleton in a Nazi uniform pointing the way to the other two figures, Adolph Hitler, and a Japanese leader. A vulture flies above the three men. Signed "Arthur Szyk, N.Y. 1941."

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Arthur Szyk drawing
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn4777
- English
- 1940
- overall: Height: 15.510 inches (39.395 cm) | Width: 11.500 inches (29.21 cm) | Depth: 0.980 inches (2.489 cm)
- Updated 12 months ago
Drawing, untitled. Watercolor and ink on paper. Matted and framed image depicting an old woman and a young boy. Both are wearing white armbands with a blue Star of David. She has a sack on her shoulder and the boy is carrying a cane or walking stick. Signed, "Arthur Szyk, London, 1940," in the upper right hand corner. Taped to the back is a piece of paper which reads, "To Mrs. Meeks with compliments of Arthur Szyk (signature), Washington, Jan. 1942." London, England.
Arthur Szyk drawing
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn4778
- English
- 1941
- overall: Height: 9.490 inches (24.105 cm) | Width: 11.300 inches (28.702 cm) | Depth: 0.430 inches (1.092 cm)
- Updated 12 months ago
Matted and framed image depicting three figures on horses. The first is a skeleton in a Nazi uniform pointing the way to the other two figures, Adolph Hitler, and a Japanese leader. A vulture flies above the three men. Title in the bottom left corner. Signed "Arthur Szyk, N.Y. 1941," in the bottom right corner. New York, United States. 1941. Title in German.

Leo Solet collection

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Arthur Szyk drawing

Arthur Szyk drawing