Postcard of painting, The Ignominy of the XXth Century

Identifier
irn562329
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2012.502.2
Dates
1 Jan 1934 - 31 Dec 1934
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn562329

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm)

Archival History

The postcard was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012.

Scope and Content

Blank postcard: color image of painting by artist Michael Califano titled "The Ignominy of the XXth Century"; Recto: image of Albert Einstein facing Adolf Hitler and a Nazi soldier, a hand holding a bloody sword to their right; Verso: printed quote "Neither hatred nor persecution can stay the progress of science and civilization."

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Blank postcard: color image of painting by artist Michael Califano titled "The Ignominy of the XXth Century"; Recto: image of Albert Einstein facing Adolf Hitler and a Nazi soldier, a hand holding a bloody sword to their right; Verso: printed quote "Neither hatred nor persecution can stay the progress of science and civilization."

Genre

  • Object
  • Information Forms
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