Dinner with a Curator: "Arthur Szyk: Art & Human Rights"

Artist and Polish Jewish refugee Arthur Szyk became renowned in the 1930s and '40s for his caricatures and political cartoons, throughout which he displayed a broad concern for human rights.

April 25, 2023, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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+ Add to calendar 2023-04-25 6:30:00 PM 2023-04-25 8:30:00 PM America/Mexico_City BB's Stage Door Canteen 945 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130 Dinner with a Curator: "Arthur Szyk: Art & Human Rights" Artist and Polish Jewish refugee Arthur Szyk became renowned in the 1930s and '40s for his caricatures and political cartoons, throughout which he displayed a broad concern for human rights.
Location: BB's Stage Door Canteen
945 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130

Dinner with a Curator is an evening of dinner and history hosted by The American Sector Restaurant & Bar culinary team and The National WWII Museum professionals. Guests participate in discussion on a featured topic related to World War II which is interpreted through the Museum's collection and a theme-inspired four-course dinner paired with beverage specials.

Artist and Polish Jewish refugee Arthur Szyk became renowned in the 1930s and '40s for his caricatures and political cartoons, throughout which he displayed a broad concern for human rights. More than 50 original works of art are displayed in the special exhibit In Real Times. Arthur Szyk: Art & Human Rights on view through May 7, 2023, in The Joe W. and Dorothy D. Brown Foundation Special Exhibit Gallery. Join Associate Vice President for Collections & Exhibits Erin Clancey as she provides a look into how Szyk fearlessly ridiculed dictators, exposed Nazi genocide, supported the Polish resistance, and criticized the Ku Klux Klan and civil rights violations in America.

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