Portfolio
Creator(s)
- Frantisek Reichental (Artist)
- Central Union of Jewish Communities (Publisher)
- Vojtech Winterstein (Author)
Archival History
The book was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003.
Scope and Content
Book, Arbeit Macht Frei, of reproductions of 16 drawings of concentration camp scenes by Frantisek Reichtental. This edition, signed by the artist on the title page, is number 449 of a limited run of 5000 copies, of which 1000 were signed by Reichtental. The majority of the proceeds from the book sales were dedicated to the children's homes of the Central Union of Jewish Communities in Slovakia.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
16 leaves ; ill. ; 35 x 25 cm.
Subjects
- Concentration camps in art.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in art.
Genre
- Object
- Books and Published Materials
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