Caricature of HIAS worker created by Hungarian refugee
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 9.875 inches (25.083 cm) | Width: 13.750 inches (34.925 cm)
Creator(s)
- Gyuri Fejer (Artist)
Archival History
The drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Anne Gure.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Anne Gure. In Honor of the Vabalas Family, four people to whom I owe my survival. In Memory of my grandmother Basia Kantorovich and Aunt Cilia and my friend Julia Garfunkel who all perished in the Grosse Aktion [sic], October 28, 1941.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Drawing in charcoal and paint on paper of a caricature of a blonde haired woman wearing a HIAS uniform running and holding large net, people caught in net, around her: buildings and people made of prisoner identification cards being reunited with others.
Genre
- Object
- Art