Black and white print of a path separating two rows of barracks
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 7.250 inches (18.415 cm) | Width: 10.500 inches (26.67 cm)
Creator(s)
- FK (Artist)
Archival History
The print was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
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
Black and white print depicting concentration camp barracks created by an unknown artist with the initials FK in early 1945. Many prisoners, and liberating soldiers took it upon themselves to record their experiences, preserve their memories and show the world what happened. Creations range from the deeply personal responses of survivors to the more documentary approach of official war artist pieces. Some made drawings of the prisoners and life in the camps, while others created art during and after liberation. Children as well as adults documented events of the Holocaust through art. In some circumstances, imprisoned artists were able to create sketches and paintings for guards, earning extra food or other benefits as a reward, which helped some to survive life in the camps. A number of the survivors turned to art as an outlet for their trauma.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Small black and white print centered on a large, faded, off white, rectangular paper, depicting two rows of single story, square barracks with pitched roofs and utility posts with a long straight path in the center. All the barracks have utility poles and three connected windows, the closest four have their center window propped open. A small drainage ditch runs parallel on each side of the path and each barrack has a plank footbridge crossing it. On the left, a plank sidewalk platform runs parallel to the center path and a tall utility pole stands in the distance. A tall tree with leafless branches has grown out of the ditch on the right. The artist’s initials and date are on the bottom right of the image.
Subjects
- Concentration camp inmates as artists.
- Concentration camps in art.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in art.
Genre
- Art
- Object