Arthur Szyk, Polish, American, 1894 to 1951, three illustrations, colored lithographs on paper depicting various scenes with Jewish family, 1948. Each is signed, inscribed, New Canaan, and dated 1948 in the print, lower right. The artwork was executed in New Canaan, CT, where the artist lived in the end of his life. Framed. Arthur Szyk is known for Illustrator illuminator, cartoons.From 1921 to 1937, Szyk and his family lived in Paris. He illustrated five books by 1925. In 1931 he was invited to the seat of the League of Nations in Geneva where he was asked to illustrate the statute of the League. Szyk had his last big presentation of works before the outbreak of the war presentation at the 1939 New York World's Fair, which was opened in April 1939. Americans first knew Szyk from his illuminated manuscripts and political caricatures that appeared on the covers of their most popular magazines during the Second World War: Time, Esquire, Collier's and advertisements for U.S. Steel and Coca Cola. After he moved to America but before it had entered the war, Szyk produced the album The New Order. In 1945, Szyk and his family moved from New York to New Canaan, Connecticut. He began illustrating for books such as The Canterbury Tales. He was also commissioned to illustrate the United Nations Series of stamps. Judaica Graphic Art Prints and Collectibles.