Drawing by William Sharp
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 13.620 inches (34.595 cm) | Width: 10.500 inches (26.67 cm)
Creator(s)
- William Sharp (Artist)
Biographical History
Leon Schleifer was born in 1900 in Germany. He served in the German army at the end of World War I (1914-1918). He became a political cartoonist and his work was published in the anti-Nazi press. He also specialized in courtroom trial sketches. After the appointment of Hitler as Chancellor in 1933, Schliefer emigrated to the United States. He changed his name to William Sharp and continued his career as an editorial cartoonist and illustrator. His work was published in the New York Times, Life Magazine, and other publications. He died in 1961, age sixty-one years.
Archival History
The drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Harold Shachner.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Harold Shachner
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Image of two men hanging on to a speeding car. Two other men running away from the car in the middle of the street. Signs on the buildings read "KLEIDER" and "DAMEN KONFEKTION." Verso: top left corner, white adhesive label with "27" typewritten on it.
People
- Sharp, William, 1900-1961.
Genre
- Art
- Object