Autobiographical painting created postwar by a former concentraton camp inmate

Identifier
irn43993
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2011.161.4
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 12.900 inches (32.766 cm) | Width: 22.900 inches (58.166 cm) | Depth: 0.300 inches (0.762 cm)

Creator(s)

Archival History

The painting was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Moshe Matarasso.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Moshe Matarasso

Scope and Content

Painting created post-war by Moshe Matarasso relating to his memories of the Holocaust.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Restrictions on use. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum does not own copyright to this material. No information about the copyright was included on the Deed of Gift.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Painting; oil on canvas; image of goup of women in striped dresses, being led by a man in uniform, carrying a gun, and holding the lead to a dog, with a second dog at center; two women at center of group are yelling at a person in foreground; other groups of people in striped uniforms at foreground and background; fence, guard tower and other buildings in background; canvas glued to wood plank.

Subjects

Genre

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