William Sharp aquatint of five prisoners tied together
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 18.250 inches (46.355 cm) | Width: 14.250 inches (36.195 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 print 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
Aquatint. Image of 5 men, looking scared, standing in a line. Each man's hands are tied together, obviously these are prisoners. Man in the middle has his mouth open in a horrified expression. Print is taped to a board, cellophane is taped to the board over the print. A matte board is tape hinged to the top of the backboard, hole in matte to reveal image. Verso: White adhesive label in upper left corner with "30" typewritten on it.
Recto, image: lower left corner, in graphite, "At Dawn" -in quotes; to the right of quoted title, "(First State)", in graphite. Verso, on board: in ink, upper right quadrant, "Wm Sharp / 6620-108 St / Forest Hills, LI (sp?) / N.Y."
Genre
- Object
- Art