Portrait of a German Jewish refugee
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 10.500 inches (26.67 cm) | Width: 7.875 inches (20.003 cm)
Archival History
The portrait drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Ralph M. Hockley.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ralph M. Hockley
Scope and Content
Watercolor and pencil portrait of Rudi Hockenheimer (later Ralph Hockley) painted by G.W. Mooy, another refugee in 1941 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Rudi, his parents, Julius and Lilli, and his sister Marianne escaped from Nazi Germany to Marseille, France. Julius was held in Les Milles and Gurs internment camps of Les Milles and Gurs. But in 1940, the family left for the United States on the ship Winnipeg, sailing by way of Trinidad.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Portrait drawing in pencil and watercolor on paper.
lower right
Genre
- Art
- Object