Oil painting depicting the American response to the Holocaust
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 27.130 inches (68.91 cm) | Width: 22.640 inches (57.506 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 painting was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Harold Shachner, a friend of William Sharp.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Harold Shachner
Scope and Content
Oil painting, American response, created by William Sharp, in the United States
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Image of three men, hands overhead, dressed in long black coats, two of the three men visibly wearing Tallit, objects of labor at their feet [shovels, picks] VERSO: white tape label top left corner, #9 in graphite, William Sharp, "Golgotha" from Hersey's "THE WALL", 22-1/2 x 27 o/c oil on canvas
People
- Sharp, William, 1900-1961.
Genre
- Art
- Object