Pencil drawing, depicting buildings by a road, owned by Gerd and Alice Fischl Gerstmann
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm) | Width: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm)
Archival History
The drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2020 by Nina Gerstmann Glasner.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Nina Glasner
Scope and Content
A pencil drawing of buildings and tress along a road titled “WIZO Nachlat Jitzchak”. The Women’s International Zionist Organization (WIZO) is a volunteer organization focused on social welfare in all areas of Israeli society. The drawing is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Alice Fischl Gerstmann, Gerd Gerstmann, and their families in Czechoslovakia, Germany, and Palestine before, during, and after the Holocaust. Alice Fischl, who fled from Czechoslovakia, and Gerd Gerstmann, who fled from Germany, both immigrated to Palestine where they met and married.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Pencil drawing on tan paper depicting trees and buildings along a road. The title is recorded at the bottom center, and the artist's signature is in the lower right corner.
Corporate Bodies
- Wizo
Subjects
- Czechoslovakia
- Germany.
- Palestine.
- Emigration and immigration.
Genre
- Object
- Art