Drawing of Judges and Defendants at the Nuremberg trials

Identifier
irn4855
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1991.221.1.6
Dates
1 Jan 1946 - 31 Dec 1946
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 12.990 inches (32.995 cm) | Width: 15.980 inches (40.589 cm)

Creator(s)

Archival History

The drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by Rolf Wartenberg.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Rolf Wartenberg, in memory of my parents Ernst Wartenberg and Hedy Hevar

Scope and Content

One of 18 drawings of defendants and judges at the Nuremberg Trials and blank sheet of paper. Drawn at the trial by artist Peis in pencil and traced over with ink. Total collection includes 18 drawings on 10 sheets of paper with one additional blank sheet.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

1 sheet folded in half with two images, recto portrait of Fritz Sauckel; verso portrait of Hermann Wilhelm Goering, signed and dated.

Penciled recto in top margin "Saukel"; penciled verso in top margin "Goering"

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.