Fundraising poster depicting the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Extent and Medium
a: Width: 20.250 inches (51.435 cm)
b: Height: 20.500 inches (52.07 cm) | Diameter: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm)
Archival History
The poster was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Tammy Fried Glaser.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Tammy Fried Glaser
Scope and Content
Poster and mailing tube created as a fundraiser for the Committee for the Ghetto Memorial Museum in Montreal circa 1960. The poster features an imagined scene of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising by Christo Stefanoff.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
a. Poster with an image of a painting of Jewish men and women rising out of ruins, labeled at the bottom: The Ghetto Uprising. b. Cardboard mailing tube with return address label of the Committee for the Ghetto Memorial Museum in Montreal, stamps, and a postmark for Montreal where it was mailed and received. [Conservation/preservation required.]
Genre
- Object
- Posters