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Healthcare in the Ghetto Leo Haas aquatint of a room overcrowded with ill inmates
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513915
- English
- 1966
- overall: Height: 11.250 inches (28.575 cm) | Width: 15.375 inches (39.053 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.375 inches (21.273 cm) | Width: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1942 based on scenes he witnessed while an inmate of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. It depicts patients in the overcrowded infirmary at Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for begin a member of the Communist Party. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresi...
Leo Haas aquatint of a long line of people marching through the snow
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513916
- English
- 1966
- overall: Height: 14.625 inches (37.148 cm) | Width: 19.750 inches (50.165 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.625 inches (21.908 cm) | Width: 11.250 inches (28.575 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1942 based on scenes he witnessed while an inmate of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. It depicts the arrival of new inmates for Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for begin a member of the Communist Party. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt gh...
Leo Haas aquatint of frail sickly people on a ghetto street corner
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513917
- English
- 1966
- overall: Height: 14.750 inches (37.465 cm) | Width: 19.750 inches (50.165 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.625 inches (21.908 cm) | Width: 11.250 inches (28.575 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1942 based on scenes he witnessed while an inmate of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. It depicts a street scene with dilapidated shops and starving, ghoulish people, based on his experiences in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for begin a member of the Communist Party. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do...
An Ordinary Weekday Leo Haas aquatint of a funeral and a crowd watching an orchestra in Theresienstadt
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513918
- English
- 1966
- overall: Height: 19.625 inches (49.848 cm) | Width: 14.750 inches (37.465 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm) | Width: 11.375 inches (28.893 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1942 based on scenes he witnessed while an inmate of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. It depicts a funeral in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in 1942. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for begin a member of the Communist Party. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor...
Leo Haas aquatint of an attic overcrowded with cold, exhausted people
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513919
- English
- 1966
- overall: Height: 14.750 inches (37.465 cm) | Width: 19.500 inches (49.53 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.625 inches (21.908 cm) | Width: 11.500 inches (29.21 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1942 based on scenes he witnessed while an inmate of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. It depicts the overcrowded and deprived living conditions for inmates of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for begin a member of the Communist Party. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, h...
Leo Haas aquatint of frail people searching in the dirt
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513920
- English
- 1966
- overall: Height: 14.875 inches (37.783 cm) | Width: 19.750 inches (50.165 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm) | Width: 11.375 inches (28.893 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1942 based on scenes he witnessed while an inmate of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. It depicts the desperate search for food by emaciated inmates of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for begin a member of the Communist Party. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was se...
Think twice for 2 cigarettes, Theresienstadt, 1942 Leo Haas aquatint of prisoners assembled to view a hanging
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513921
- English
- 1942
- overall: Height: 14.750 inches (37.465 cm) | Width: 19.750 inches (50.165 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.625 inches (21.908 cm) | Width: 11.375 inches (28.893 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1942 based on scenes he witnessed while an inmate of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. It depicts inmtes witnessing a hanging in the courtyard of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for begin a member of the Communist Party. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to ...
Leo Haas aquatint of prisoners constructing railroad lines
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513922
- English
- 1966
- overall: Height: 14.625 inches (37.148 cm) | Width: 19.750 inches (50.165 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.625 inches (21.908 cm) | Width: 11.375 inches (28.893 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1945 shortly after the end of the war. After Haas arrived in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, he was assigned to a crew that carted supplies for building the railway. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for being a Communist. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp...
SS Dog Leo Haas aquatint of an SS dog following a line of weary prisoners
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513923
- English
- 1942
- overall: Height: 14.750 inches (37.465 cm) | Width: 19.750 inches (50.165 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.625 inches (21.908 cm) | Width: 11.250 inches (28.575 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1942 based on scenes he witnessed while an inmate of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. It depicts an SS dog guarding a line of exhausted prisoners being deported to camps in the east, an almost certain death. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for being a Communist. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was...
(Typhus) SS Transport, Theresienstadt 1942 Dem Zyklus Terezin (Transportmittel SS) The Terezin Cycle (SS Transport) Leo Haas aquatint of a truck overloaded with the sick, dying, and dead
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513924
- English
- 1942
- overall: Height: 14.750 inches (37.465 cm) | Width: 19.625 inches (49.848 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.625 inches (21.908 cm) | Width: 11.125 inches (28.258 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1942 of scenes he witnessed while an inmate of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. It depicts the large bed of a truck overloaded with dead, dying, and ill inmates. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for being a Communist. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, whe...
Next to Last Station, Auschwitz 1944-45 Leo Haas aquatint of elderly people disembarking from a transport train
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513925
- English
- 1945
- overall: Height: 14.625 inches (37.148 cm) | Width: 19.750 inches (50.165 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.625 inches (21.908 cm) | Width: 11.375 inches (28.893 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1945 shortly after the end of the war. It is based on scenes he witnessed in 1942 while an inmate of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. It depicts inmates disembarking from a transport train in the pouring rain. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for being a Communist. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he w...
Leo Haas aquatint etching of a soldier watching marching people
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513926
- English
- 1943
- overall: Height: 14.750 inches (37.465 cm) | Width: 19.750 inches (50.165 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm) | Width: 11.250 inches (28.575 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1943 of scenes he witnessed while an inmate of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. It depicts a lone soldier on guard in a deserted street watching prisoners leave the camp in the distance. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for being a Communist. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresiensta...
Living Space Leo Haas aquatint of new arrivals at the ghetto gate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513927
- English
- 1942
- overall: Height: 14.625 inches (37.148 cm) | Width: 19.750 inches (50.165 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.625 inches (21.908 cm) | Width: 11.250 inches (28.575 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1942 based on scenes he witnessed while an inmate of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. It depicts a newly arrived transport of prisoners waiting at the ghetto gate. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for being a Communist. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, w...
The Pope Gives His Blessing to One of the Worst Nazi Murderers Two sided drawing by Leo Haas: Pope Pius XII blessing Himmler; Camp inmates at roll call
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn514556
- English
- 1977
- overall: Height: 15.250 inches (38.735 cm) | Width: 17.625 inches (44.768 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Double-sided drawing created by Leo Haas with a satiric cartoon of Pope Pius XII blessing SS Chief Himmler on one side and a prisoner roll call at Mauthausen concentration camp where he was an inmate in spring 1945 on the other. For another version of this drawing see 2002.490.8. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for being a Communist. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, where he becam...
Leo Haas illustration of the Pope blessing Himmler for crucifying an inmate on barbed wire
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn514557
- English
- overall: Height: 13.250 inches (33.655 cm) | Width: 16.625 inches (42.228 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Watercolor created by Leo Haas depicting a satiric cartoon of Pope Pius XII, a kneeling Nazi with bloody hands, and a prisoner suspended on barbed wire, probably created for Eulenspiegel magazine where Haas was art director. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for being a Communist. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, where he became part of a tight knit group of artists determined to se...
Leo Haas watercolor of a concentration camp prisoner in a blue striped uniform
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521113
- English
- overall: Height: 16.500 inches (41.91 cm) | Width: 11.625 inches (29.528 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Watercolor by Leo Haas of an inmate in a bright blue and white striped uniform walking through Ebensee concentration camp based on his experiences as a prisoner in the camp. Haas, a Czech Jewish artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for being a Communist. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in German occupied Poland, returned in April 1940, and assigned to forced labor. In August 1942, he was arrested for smuggling and, with his family, sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. He and a few other artists secretly documented the horrendous conditions of ca...
Leo Haas aquatint of a truck piled with coffins leaving Terezin
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521114
- English
- 1966
- overall: Height: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) | Width: 14.875 inches (37.783 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.375 inches (21.273 cm) | Width: 11.250 inches (28.575 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1942 based on scenes he witnessed while an inmate of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. It depicts a truckload of coffins leaving Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp during a typhus epidemic. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for begin a member of the Communist Party. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was ...