Gouache and pastel painting memorializing the liberation of Dachau concentration camp
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 12.125 inches (30.798 cm) | Width: 9.125 inches (23.178 cm) | Depth: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm)
Archival History
The painting was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Zyppora Goldberg.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Family of Moses Goldberg
Scope and Content
Painting commemorating the liberation of Dachau given to Moses Goldberg, a former inmate of the Treblinka and Dachau concentration camps. The artist was a gentile who may have been a survivor of Dachau.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
image of nude male figure standing with arms outstretched atop grassy mound, in front of edifice in shape of inverted triangle
front, lower left corner, in (gouache?) : DACHAU / 29.4.1945 / 29.4.1946 front, lower right corner, in (gouache?) : 1946. / BREITSAMETER.
Genre
- Object
- Art