Drawing by William Sharp
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 14.500 inches (36.83 cm) | Width: 11.500 inches (29.21 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 Ruth Sharp, the wife of William Sharp.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Mrs. William Sharp
Scope and Content
Created by William Sharp, circa 1930-1945.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Image of Hitler in a bed with swastikas on it, cowering from the Black Hornet flying over him. Swastika on bedside stand has been painted over with white tempera. ("Home to Roost at Last" is inked out below the "RAF" title on lower edge of sheet.)
Title in ink on bottom edge, center. Black hornet title on upper edge of sheet in graphite
People
- Sharp, William, 1900-1961.
Genre
- Object
- Art