Drawing created by a recently liberated concentration camp inmate and given to a US soldier
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 8.190 inches (20.803 cm) | Width: 11.060 inches (28.092 cm) | Depth: 28.110 inches (71.399 cm)
Archival History
The drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Ira Schobel.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ira Schobel
Scope and Content
Drawing created by liberated inmate from Dachau concentration camp. It was given to Ira Schobel by the inmate in exchange for two packs of cigarettes in 1945.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Image of building seen over high wall, with smoking chimney and forested background; along bottom edge of drawing is the word "DACHAU" intertwined with drawings of barbed wire, underneath is word "KREMATORIUM"
titled lower edge "DACHAU/KREMATORIUM" in graphite and colored pencil
Genre
- Object
- Art