Evvy Eisen collection

Identifier
irn709629
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2020.332.1
  • 1995.A.1205
Dates
1 Jan 1995 - 31 Dec 2006
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn709629

Extent and Medium

boxes

4

Creator(s)

  • Evvy Eisen

Biographical History

Evvy Eisen is a photographer and teacher in the San Francisco Bay area. She specializes in environmental portraits, often involving socially relevant issues. Eisen began the Legacy: Portraits of Holocaust Survivors project in 1992. The project is meant to “create images of human courage, stamina and creativity born of the most desperate circumstances.” Eisen met with each survivor three times, in order to know them and their personal histories. During these visits, she photographed them in black and white silver gelatin prints, in their home and utilizing natural light. Accompanied with each portrait is a biography, which details the hardships that each survivor had to face during the Holocaust.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Evvy Eisen

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2020 by Evvy Eisen.

Scope and Content

Biographies and related documents of the Holocaust survivors photographed by Evvy Eisen for the "Multiply by Six Million: Portraits and Stories of Holocaust Survivors" project.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Evvy Eisen

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.