Leo Yeni collection

Identifier: irn49908
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn49908

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 by Lillian Spiegel, executor of the Estate of Leo Yeni.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of artifacts, artwork, correspondence, diaries, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Leo Yeni during the the Holocaust when he fled Milan, Italy, and illegally entered Switzerland.

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Leo Yeni papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn102182
- English
- box book enclosures 1 7
- Updated 1 year ago
The Leo Yeni papers consist of artwork, biographical materials, correspondence, diaries, writings, photographs, and printed materials documenting Leo Yeni from Milan, his escape into Switzerland during the Holocaust, his detention in refugee labor camps, his artistic training in Switzerland at the end of the war, and the death of his parents at Auschwitz. The artwork and notes series comprises original sketches, sketchbooks, and notebooks by Leo Yeni. Most of the works were created while Yeni was an art student in Le Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland right after the war, and the notebooks and ske...
Ink drawing
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn102187
- English
- overall: Height: 12.000 inches (30.48 cm) | Width: 16.500 inches (41.91 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Pencil drawing
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn102314
- English
- overall: Height: 12.000 inches (30.48 cm) | Width: 9.750 inches (24.765 cm) overall:
- Updated 1 year ago
Watercolor
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn102648
- English
- overall: Height: 9.252 inches (23.5 cm) | Width: 5.906 inches (15.001 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Watercolor
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn102649
- English
- overall: Height: 5.866 inches (14.9 cm) | Width: 8.386 inches (21.3 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Watercolor
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn102650
- English
- overall: Height: 7.874 inches (20 cm) | Width: 10.630 inches (27 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Watercolor
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn102651
- English
- overall: Height: 5.866 inches (14.9 cm) | Width: 8.504 inches (21.6 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Watercolor
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn102652
- English
- overall: Height: 10.551 inches (26.8 cm) | Width: 7.717 inches (19.601 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Watercolor
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn102653
- English
- overall: Height: 10.591 inches (26.901 cm) | Width: 7.795 inches (19.799 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Watercolor
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn102669
- English
- overall: Height: 7.520 inches (19.101 cm) | Width: 9.882 inches (25.1 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Watercolor and ink drawing
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn102670
- English
- overall: Height: 7.047 inches (17.899 cm) | Width: 10.512 inches (26.7 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Watercolor and ink drawing
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn102671
- English
- overall: Height: 3.661 inches (9.299 cm) | Width: 5.906 inches (15.001 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Watercolor and ink sketch
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn102672
- English
- overall: Height: 7.047 inches (17.899 cm) | Width: 10.433 inches (26.5 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Watercolor and ink drawing
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn102905
- English
- overall: Height: 0.709 inches (1.801 cm) | Width: 4.134 inches (10.5 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Postcard with ink drawing
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn102952
- English
- overall: Height: 4.134 inches (10.5 cm) | Width: 5.866 inches (14.9 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Cartoon
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn102953
- English
- overall: Height: 7.125 inches (18.097 cm) | Width: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Ink sketch
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn102954
- English
- overall: Height: 3.150 inches (8.001 cm) | Width: 3.780 inches (9.601 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Pencil sketch
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn106370
- English
- overall: Height: 8.661 inches (21.999 cm) | Width: 5.787 inches (14.699 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Ink drawing
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn106371
- English
- overall: Height: 7.087 inches (18.001 cm) | Width: 10.512 inches (26.7 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Ink drawing
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn106372
- English
- overall: Height: 7.008 inches (17.8 cm) | Width: 8.819 inches (22.4 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago