Color print of a bearded saki monkey once called the Jew monkey
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 7.375 inches (18.733 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.097 cm)
Creator(s)
- Peter Ehrenthal (Compiler)
- Wolfgang Walther (Publisher)
- A. Fleischmann (Artist)
Biographical History
The Katz Ehrenthal Collection is a collection of more than 900 objects depicting Jews and antisemitic and anti-Jewish propaganda from the medieval to the modern era, in Europe, Russia, and the United States. The collection was amassed by Peter Ehrenthal, a Romanian Holocaust survivor, to document the pervasive history of anti-Jewish hatred in Western art, politics and popular culture. It includes crude folk art as well as pieces created by Europe's finest craftsmen, prints and periodical illustrations, posters, paintings, decorative art, and toys and everyday household items decorated with depictions of stereotypical Jewish figures.
Archival History
The engraving was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by the Katz Family.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Katz Family
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
The engraving is one of the more than 900 items in the Katz Ehrenthal Collection of antisemitic artifacts and visual materials.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Color print of an engraving of a monkey with a black face, brown body, black and brown limbs, and a black bushy tail that arches up toward its shoulder blades. Short black fur covers its head and long, thick black fur is around its mouth and chin, resembling a mustache and beard. It has large, round eyes and a flat nose and its mouth is open showing thin, white teeth. It crouches at the base of a tree in right profile with its face turned toward the viewer. Its left paw holds a low branch, its right paw and foot rest on a root, and its left foot is on the ground. Its finger and toes are long with long black nails. A caption is in a panel at the bottom.
Subjects
- Antisemitism in art.
- Antisemitism--Germany--18th century--Pictorial works.
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) in art.
Genre
- Art
- Object