Portrait created by a Dutch internee at Drancy transit camp
Extent and Medium
pictorial area: Height: 8.750 inches (22.225 cm) | Width: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm)
Archival History
The drawing was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016.
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
Portrait drawing of an unidentified man created by Max Van Dam, a Dutch artist, during his internment at Drancy transit camp in German occupied Paris, France, in February 1943. Van Dam was later deported to Sobibor killing center, where he perished.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Portrait drawing in charcoal, pastel and pencil on paper of the face of an unidentified male wearing a beret. The paper is mounted on cardboard.
front, pencil : Fevr. '43 / Drancy
Genre
- Art
- Object