Aquatint

Identifier
irn987
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1989.275.11
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm)

pictorial area: Height: 7.500 inches (19.05 cm) | Width: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm)

Creator(s)

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 aquatint was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Ruth Sharp, the wife of William Sharp.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ruth Sharp

Scope and Content

Aquatint created for John Hersey's The Wall.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Image of a man walking down the middle of the street playing a concertina, his ear pressed to the instrument; the man is appears to be almost as tall as the buildings behind him; buildings are burning in the background

Penciled below image "'The Erlkönig' (The Wall)"; penciled in lower right corner "XVII"; verso of mat, upper right corner, typed paper label "524"

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.