Karl Schwesig collection

Identifier: irn513880
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of seventeen drawings, three watercolors, and 1 typed manuscript created by Karl Schwesig before and after the Holocaust when he was arrested in Dusseldorf, Germany, for anti-Nazi activity and for being a Communist, and incarcerated in multiple internment and prison camps in German and then France, as well as works relating to his wartime experiences done when he returned to Dusseldorf after the war.

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Displaying items 1 to 20 of 21

Axis-Ionary Karl Schwesig political cartoon mocking a Nazi parade
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513885
- English
- overall: Height: 10.625 inches (26.988 cm) | Width: 11.875 inches (30.163 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Satirical drawing created by Karl Schwesig in February 1938 in Antwerp, with caricatures of soldiers, a Nazi officer, and Nazi eagles on a parade float. It is part of a series of eight political cartoons published in an illegal newspaper, the Kolner Rosenmontags-Zeitung (Cologne Rose Monday Newspaper). The newspaper was distributed at the Cologne Carnival on Rose Monday before Lent in early 1938. The printer in Cologne was unable to smuggle the dangerous drawings out of Germany, so he kept them in his shop, where they were damaged by a fire during the war. After Hitler came to power in Janu...
Pity, that the boy is called David Pity the Young David Heisst Cartoon by Karl Schwesig of Nazi soldiers bowing to a part human/part animal puppet
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513886
- English
- overall: Height: 10.625 inches (26.988 cm) | Width: 14.125 inches (35.878 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Satirical ink drawing created by Karl Schwesig in February 1938 in Antwerp, depicting Nazi soldiers bowing to a marionette caricature of the Duke of Windsor, formerly Edward VIII of Great Britain, whose given name was David. He abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson. The couple accepted an invitation from Hitler's government and visited Nazi Germany in October 1937. It is from a series of eight political cartoons published in an illegal newspaper, the Kolner Rosenmontags-Zeitung (Cologne Rose Monday Newspaper). The newspaper was distributed at the Cologne Carnival on Rose Mond...
Drawing by Karl Schwesig satirizing the embrace of Fascism in France
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513887
- English
- overall: Height: 10.625 inches (26.988 cm) | Width: 14.125 inches (35.878 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Drawing created by Karl Schwesig that was part of a series of 9 drawings entitled "Rosenmontag" representing early anti-Nazi satiric material. The image shows a Nazi military officer with arms outstretched standing on a platform (float?) with wheels beckoning to another man in formal attire and saying, "Komm in meine Liebeslauber." A cave labeled "I Solierzelle" and surrounded by tanks, guns, and soldiers is in the background. A sign to the left of the float says, "Heil Csar! Nieder Mit Uns Franzos."
Do not make a Halifax Satirical drawing by Karl Schwesig depicting Hitler greeting a British diplomat
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513888
- English
- overall: Height: 10.625 inches (26.988 cm) | Width: 14.125 inches (35.878 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Satirical ink drawing created by Karl Schwesig in February 1938 in Antwerp, depicting Hitler kissing the hand of a British man in front of his home of Berchtesgaden. It is part of a series of eight satirical drawings published in an illegal newspaper, the Kolner Rosenmontags-Zeitung (Cologne Rose Monday Newspaper). The newspaper was printed in Cologne and distributed at the Cologne Carnival on Rose Monday before Lent in early 1938. The printer was unable to smuggle the dangerous drawings out of Germany, so he kept them in his shop, where they were damaged by a fire during the war. After Hit...
Satirical drawing by Karl Schwesig depicting the subjugation of Yugoslavia to Nazi Germany
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513889
- English
- overall: Height: 10.625 inches (26.988 cm) | Width: 14.125 inches (35.878 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Satirical ink drawing created by Karl Schwesig in February 1938 in Antwerp, depicting a man and three scantily clad women protesting the Slavs. It is part of a series of eight satirical drawings published in an illegal newspaper, the Kolner Rosenmontags-Zeitung (Cologne Rose Monday Newspaper). The newspaper was printed in Cologne and distributed at the Cologne Carnival on Rose Monday before Lent in early 1938. The printer was unable to smuggle the dangerous drawings out of Germany, so he kept them in his shop, where they were damaged by a fire during the war. After Hitler came to power in J...
Satirical drawing by Karl Schwesig depicting Nazi followers as robots
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513890
- English
- overall: Height: 10.625 inches (26.988 cm) | Width: 14.125 inches (35.878 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Satirical ink drawing created by Karl Schwesig in February 1938 in Antwerp, depicting a woman standing next to a robot and cannon. It is part of a series of eight satirical drawings published in an illegal newspaper, the Kolner Rosenmontags-Zeitung (Cologne Rose Monday Newspaper). The newspaper was printed in Cologne and distributed at the Cologne Carnival on Rose Monday before Lent in early 1938. The printer was unable to smuggle the dangerous drawings out of Germany, so he kept them in his shop, where they were damaged by a fire during the war. After Hitler came to power in January 1933, ...
Satirical drawing by Karl Schwesig depicting Nazi soldiers as pigs
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513891
- English
- overall: Height: 10.625 inches (26.988 cm) | Width: 14.125 inches (35.878 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Satirical ink drawing created by Karl Schwesig in February 1938 in Antwerp, depicting Himmler measuring the udder of a cow with a milking machine. It is part of a series of eight satirical drawings published in an illegal newspaper, the Kolner Rosenmontags-Zeitung (Cologne Rose Monday Newspaper). The newspaper was printed in Cologne and distributed at the Cologne Carnival on Rose Monday before Lent in early 1938. The printer was unable to smuggle the dangerous drawings out of Germany, so he kept them in his shop, where they were damaged by a fire during the war. After Hitler came to power i...
Pencil and ink drawing by Karl Schwesig depicting a skeletal Hitler atop an airplane
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513892
- English
- overall: Height: 10.625 inches (26.988 cm) | Width: 14.125 inches (35.878 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Satirical ink drawing created by Karl Schwesig in February 1938 in Antwerp, depicting a skeleton with the face of Hitler entering the burning Cologne train station. It is part of a series of eight satirical drawings published in an illegal newspaper, the Kolner Rosenmontags-Zeitung (Cologne Rose Monday Newspaper). The newspaper was printed in Cologne and distributed at the Cologne Carnival on Rose Monday before Lent in early 1938. The printer was unable to smuggle the dangerous drawings out of Germany, so he kept them in his shop, where they were damaged by a fire during the war. After Hitl...
Satirical drawing by Karl Schwesig depicting a German prison
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513893
- English
- 1933
- overall: Height: 14.750 inches (37.465 cm) | Width: 12.625 inches (32.068 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Pencil drawing of a jug created by Karl Schwesig in 1933 while he was a prisoner in Ulmer Hoeh prison in Dusseldorf. After Hitler came to power in January 1933, Schwesig, a Communist, was arrested and imprisoned for 16 months. After his release in 1935, he lived in Antwerp, Belgium. On May 10, 1940, Germany invaded Belgium. Schwesig was arrested and sent to Vichy France, where he was held in St. Cyprien, Gurs, Noe, and Nexon internment camps. In 1943, he was sent to Ulmer Hoeh prison in Dusseldorf, where he was liberated by American forces in April 1945.
Hospital in Camp Noe Watercolor created by Karl Schwesig postwar based on his experiences in an internment camp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513894
- English
- 1948
- overall: Height: 19.750 inches (50.165 cm) | Width: 25.375 inches (64.453 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Ink wash drawing created by Karl Schwesig in 1948 in Dusseldorf. The drawing depicts the hospital in Noe internment camp in France, where Schwesig was held from February to March 1941. After Hitler came to power in January 1933, Schwesig, a Communist, was arrested and imprisoned for 16 months. After his release in 1935, he lived in Antwerp, Belgium. On May 10, 1940, Germany invaded Belgium. Schwesig was arrested and sent to Vichy France, where he was held in St. Cyprien, Gurs, Noe, and Nexon internment camps. In 1943, he was sent to Ulmer Hoeh prison in Dusseldorf, where he was liberated by...
In Camp Noé (Old Couple Talking) Drawing created by Karl Schwesig postwar based upon his experiences as a political prisoner
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513896
- English
- 1948
- overall: Height: 25.625 inches (65.088 cm) | Width: 19.625 inches (49.848 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Ink wash drawing created by Karl Schwesig in 1948 in Dusseldorf. The drawing depicts people in Noe internment camp in France, where Schwesig was held from February to March 1941. After Hitler came to power in January 1933, Schwesig, a Communist, was arrested and imprisoned for 16 months. After his release in 1935, he lived in Antwerp, Belgium. On May 10, 1940, Germany invaded Belgium. Schwesig was arrested and sent to Vichy France, where he was held in St. Cyprien, Gurs, Noe, and Nexon internment camps. In 1943, he was sent to Ulmer Hoeh prison in Dusseldorf, where he was liberated by Ameri...
Slap in the Face Drawing created by Karl Schwesig postwar depicting a beating he witnessed in a concentration camp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513897
- English
- 1948
- overall: Height: 16.875 inches (42.863 cm) | Width: 22.500 inches (57.15 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Ink wash drawing created by Karl Schwesig in 1948 in Dusseldorf. The drawing depicts two guards beating a nude inmate in Noe internment camp in France, where Schwesig was held from February to March 1941. After Hitler came to power in January 1933, Schwesig, a Communist, was arrested and imprisoned for 16 months. After his release in 1935, he lived in Antwerp, Belgium. On May 10, 1940, Germany invaded Belgium. Schwesig was arrested and sent to Vichy France, where he was held in St. Cyprien, Gurs, Noe, and Nexon internment camps. In 1943, he was sent to Ulmer Hoeh prison in Dusseldorf, where...
Watercolor created by Karl Schwesig postwar of Jewish prisoners in a concentration camp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513898
- English
- 1948
- overall: Height: 22.500 inches (57.15 cm) | Width: 19.875 inches (50.483 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Ink wash drawing created by Karl Schwesig in 1948 in Dusseldorf. The drawing depicts Jewish women from Baden in Noe internment camp in France, where Schwesig was held from February to March 1941. After Hitler came to power in January 1933, Schwesig, a Communist, was arrested and imprisoned for 16 months. After his release in 1935, he lived in Antwerp, Belgium. On May 10, 1940, Germany invaded Belgium. Schwesig was arrested and sent to Vichy France, where he was held in St. Cyprien, Gurs, Noe, and Nexon internment camps. In 1943, he was sent to Ulmer Hoeh prison in Dusseldorf, where he was l...
Food Distribution Watercolor created by Karl Schwesig with a scene of soldiers and inmates in a concentration camp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513899
- English
- 1948
- overall: Height: 19.375 inches (49.213 cm) | Width: 25.500 inches (64.77 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Ink wash drawing created by Karl Schwesig in 1948 in Dusseldorf. The drawing depicts inmates receiving soup in Noe internment camp in France, where Schwesig was held from February to March 1941. After Hitler came to power in January 1933, Schwesig, a Communist, was arrested and imprisoned for 16 months. After his release in 1935, he lived in Antwerp, Belgium. On May 10, 1940, Germany invaded Belgium. Schwesig was arrested and sent to Vichy France, where he was held in St. Cyprien, Gurs, Noe, and Nexon internment camps. In 1943, he was sent to Ulmer Hoeh prison in Dusseldorf, where he was li...
Work (Working) Etching by Karl Schwesig of 3 inmates at work under an armed guard in a prison camp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513900
- English
- 1948-1949
- overall: Height: 13.500 inches (34.29 cm) | Width: 18.125 inches (46.038 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm) | Width: 10.750 inches (27.305 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Etching created by Karl Schwesig between 1948 and 1949 in Dusseldorf. The drawing depicts three inmates missing limbs and is based on Schwesig’s experiences in internment camps in Vichy France. After Hitler came to power in January 1933, Schwesig, a Communist, was arrested and imprisoned for 16 months. After his release in 1935, he lived in Antwerp, Belgium. On May 10, 1940, Germany invaded Belgium. Schwesig was arrested and sent to Vichy France, where he was held in St. Cyprien, Gurs, Noe, and Nexon internment camps. In 1943, he was sent to Ulmer Hoeh prison in Dusseldorf, where he was lib...
Etching by Karl Schwesig showing inmates bartering bread and cigarettes in a concentration camp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513903
- English
- 1948
- overall: Height: 18.000 inches (45.72 cm) | Width: 13.500 inches (34.29 cm) pictorial area: Height: 10.625 inches (26.988 cm) | Width: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Etching created by Karl Schwesig between 1948 and 1949 in Dusseldorf. The drawing depicts an inmate trading cigarettes for bread with a civilian and is based on Schwesig’s experiences in internment camps in Vichy France. After Hitler came to power in January 1933, Schwesig, a Communist, was arrested and imprisoned for 16 months. After his release in 1935, he lived in Antwerp, Belgium. On May 10, 1940, Germany invaded Belgium. Schwesig was arrested and sent to Vichy France, where he was held in St. Cyprien, Gurs, Noe, and Nexon internment camps. In 1943, he was sent to Ulmer Hoeh prison in D...
To Work Etching by Karl Schwesig showing one legged inmates going to work in a concentration camp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513904
- English
- 1948-1949
- overall: Height: 17.625 inches (44.768 cm) | Width: 13.500 inches (34.29 cm) pictorial area: Height: 10.625 inches (26.988 cm) | Width: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Etching created by Karl Schwesig between 1948 and 1949 in Dusseldorf. The drawing depicts two inmates missing legs and is based on Schwesig’s experiences in internment camps in Vichy France. After Hitler came to power in January 1933, Schwesig, a Communist, was arrested and imprisoned for 16 months. After his release in 1935, he lived in Antwerp, Belgium. On May 10, 1940, Germany invaded Belgium. Schwesig was arrested and sent to Vichy France, where he was held in St. Cyprien, Gurs, Noe, and Nexon internment camps. In 1943, he was sent to Ulmer Hoeh prison in Dusseldorf, where he was libera...
Fieldwork Ink drawing by Karl Schwesig showing one legged inmates working in a field in a concentration camp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513905
- English
- 1948-1949
- overall: Height: 13.500 inches (34.29 cm) | Width: 18.125 inches (46.038 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm) | Width: 10.750 inches (27.305 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Etching created by Karl Schwesig between 1948 and 1949 in Dusseldorf. The drawing depicts four inmates working in a field, three of whom are missing a leg, and is based on Schwesig’s experiences in internment camps in Vichy France. After Hitler came to power in January 1933, Schwesig, a Communist, was arrested and imprisoned for 16 months. After his release in 1935, he lived in Antwerp, Belgium. On May 10, 1940, Germany invaded Belgium. Schwesig was arrested and sent to Vichy France, where he was held in St. Cyprien, Gurs, Noe, and Nexon internment camps. In 1943, he was sent to Ulmer Hoeh ...
Etching by Karl Schwesig showing a fellow prisoner writing in a concentration camp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513906
- English
- 1948-1949
- overall: Height: 13.500 inches (34.29 cm) | Width: 18.250 inches (46.355 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm) | Width: 10.750 inches (27.305 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Etching created by Karl Schwesig between 1948 and 1949 in Dusseldorf. The drawing depicts five inmates writing, three of whom are missing a limb, and is based on Schwesig’s experiences in internment camps in Vichy France. After Hitler came to power in January 1933, Schwesig, a Communist, was arrested and imprisoned for 16 months. After his release in 1935, he lived in Antwerp, Belgium. On May 10, 1940, Germany invaded Belgium. Schwesig was arrested and sent to Vichy France, where he was held in St. Cyprien, Gurs, Noe, and Nexon internment camps. In 1943, he was sent to Ulmer Hoeh prison in ...
The Murdered is Guilty Satirical etching by Karl Schwesig showing men in academic robes saluting a corpse
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513907
- English
- 1949
- overall: Height: 13.500 inches (34.29 cm) | Width: 18.625 inches (47.308 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm) | Width: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Etching created by Karl Schwesig in 1949 in Dusseldorf, depicting six men and a military officer saluting over a corpse. After Hitler came to power in January 1933, Schwesig, a Communist, was arrested and imprisoned for 16 months. After his release in 1935, he lived in Antwerp, Belgium. On May 10, 1940, Germany invaded Belgium. Schwesig was arrested and sent to Vichy France, where he was held in St. Cyprien, Gurs, Noe, and Nexon internment camps. In 1943, he was sent to Ulmer Hoeh prison in Dusseldorf, where he was liberated by American forces in April 1945.