Drawing of a tree by an American concentration camp inmate
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 5.375 inches (13.653 cm) | Width: 3.250 inches (8.255 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 acquisition of this artifact was made possible by The Philip and Janet Levin Foundation Family Fund.
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
Pencil drawing of a tree by Elsie Ragusin, created at an unknown date. Elsie was born in New York to a couple who had immigrated years earlier to America from Italy. In 1939, the Ragusin family went to Italy on an extended visit. Elsie and her father were arrested as political spies. Elsie was imprisoned in Auschwitz and Ravensbrück concentration camps. She was liberated in 1945, and taken to Sweden to recover. She returned to the US in December 1945, and was reunited with her brothers.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Drawing in pencil on paper of a tree.
Subjects
- Concentration camp inmates--Personal narratives, American.
- Women concentration camp inmates--Personal narratives, American.
Genre
- Art
- Object