"Images from Auschwitz-Birkenau"

Identifier
irn519004
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2007.169
Dates
1 Jan 1995 - 31 Dec 2006
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn519004

Extent and Medium

folder

1

1 CD-ROM, 4 3/4 in.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

John Wiernicki donated this artwork to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on on June 11, 2007. His memoir, "War in the shadow of Auschwitz," published in 2001, further describes his experiences.

Scope and Content

Consists of a portfolio of artwork entitled "Images from Auschwitz-Birkenau: By John Wiernicki, Polish Resistance Fighter and Prisoner Number 150302." Mr. Wiernicki, who is not Jewish, was imprisoned in Auschwitz-Birkenau from September 1943 - December 1944, and in Ohrdruf from December 1944 until the liberation of the camp. The collection contains an introduction explaining Mr. Wiernicki's experiences and 20 watercolor and ink drawings of events he witnessed, both at Auschwitz and in Ohrdruf. Also includes a CD-ROM containing scanned copies of the images.

Genre

  • Document
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