Watercolor of the cabin interior where a Jewish family found refuge
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm)
Archival History
The watercolor was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Leon Rozenbaum.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Leon Rozenbaum
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
Small watercolor of the interior of the cabin in the Tatra Mountains where the Pollak family found refuge after fleeing German occupied Hungary from October 1944 until March 22, 1945, when they were freed.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Watercolor with pencil on paper of the interior of a log cabin with a sloped beam roof. Against the left wall is a blue cot with a clothesline on the wall above. In the corner is a yellow bookshelf and small table with blue, green, and red containers. There is a small window and a door in the left wall. It is initialed with inscriptions on the back. The paper is worn and uneven, with a perforated left edge.
back, center, blue ink : Tu sme sa vyslobodili / 22 marca 1945 [Here we were freed on March 22, 1945.] back, bottom right corner, blue ink : Hory / 1944 / 45 [Mountains]
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Hungary--Personal narratives.
- Hungary--History--1918-1945--Personal narratives.
- Jews--Persecution--Hungary--Biography.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Hungary--Personal narratives.
Genre
- Art
- Object