Contemporary painting by a Holocaust survivor
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 40.500 inches (102.87 cm) | Width: 26.250 inches (66.675 cm) | Depth: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm)
Archival History
The painting was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Jiri Konta and Mirka Christesen.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jirí Konta and Mirka Christesen
Scope and Content
Painting created by Jiri Konta in 2007. Dr. Konta was a political prisoner in Mauthausen concentration camp from 1943-1945 and liberated there. The painting depicts a prisoner in concentration camp uniform carrying a large stone covering his face.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Painting on canvas, in a wooden frame, depicting a prisoner in a concentration camp uniform carrying a large stone covering his face. Signed Jiri, dated 2007.
dated lower left corner
Genre
- Art
- Object