Stone with a painted portrait of a young girl with short hair who was killed in a concentration camp
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Width: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
Archival History
The painting was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by the Estate of Robert L. White.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Robert L. White
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
Small oval rock with a painted portrait of a short haired girl created by Miss Relis, possibly a Holocaust survivor, to remember friends who had been killed in the concentration camps established by Germany during the Holocaust.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Oval, small, offwhite flat topped stone with a painted image on one side of a woman from the shoulders up, facing the viewer and looking to her left. She has brown skin, black, arched eyebrows, black pupils, red cheeks and lips, and short brown hair. She wears a blue blouse. There are yellow buildings with orange roofs and chimneys on a blue background surrounding the figure. The image has a shiny finish, possibly laquer, and a crack down the center.
Subjects
- Holocaust victims--Pictorial works.
Genre
- Object
- Art