The Common Cause

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2017.5.1.108Art & Artifacts
The Common Cause

Description

Three men - a white man, an African-American and a Jew (identified by the six pointed star on the pocket of his uniform)- are depicted standing next to a tank, working together. Created for the New York State Committee On Discrimination in Employmen…
Artifact Details
Alternate TitlesUntitled. [Poster design for the New York State's Committee on Discrimination in Employment], White, Black, and Jew in Common Cause.
ClassificationDRAWINGS
Artist/CreatorArthur Szyk
Creation PlaceUnited States, New York
Date Created1943
Physical DescriptionB&W ink and graphite drawing. Recto: Two men, one Black and one White (with six pointed star symbol on lapel) heft a board or plate into a nearby tank with five pointed star on side, while another White man at the helm is repairing the vehicle with a wrench. Verso (in pencil): Geltlam (?) 279-6. Signed and dated lower right "Arthur Szyk. N.Y. 43."
MediumPen and ink and pencil on board
Credit LineThe Taube Family Arthur Szyk Collection at the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, University of California, Berkeley

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