Drawing
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 18.250 inches (46.355 cm) | Width: 16.000 inches (40.64 cm)
pictorial area: Height: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) | Width: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm)
Creator(s)
- Bill Spira (Artist)
Biographical History
Bill Spira, a cartoonist, was also known as Bil Freier. He was originally from Austria. During the Holocaust he forged passports for the Emergency Rescue Committee. Despite Varian Fry's (an American ERC representative) intervention, he was arrested and deported to Auschwitz. He survived the camp.
Archival History
The drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Hans Cahnmann.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Hans Cahnmann
Scope and Content
Drawing created by Bil Freier
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Genre
- Object
- Art
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