Bronze bust of Etty Hillesum, a Dutch Jewish woman who perished in Auschwitz
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm) | Width: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm) | Depth: 7.875 inches (20.003 cm)
Creator(s)
- Etty Hillesum (Subject)
- Pieter Starreveld (Artist)
Archival History
The sculpture was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by the Friends of Etty Hillesum Group.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Friends of Etty Hillesum Group
Scope and Content
Bronze bust of Etty Hillesum who was deported from Westerbork transit camp in the Netherlands to Auschwitz where she perished, age 29, on November 30, 1943. The sculpture was created by Pieter Starreveld, circa 1986-1988.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
a: Bronze sculpture of the head of a woman on a pedestal. b: Marble pedestal.
People
- Hillesum, Etty, 1914-1943--Portraits.
Subjects
- Women concentration camp inmates--Netherlands--Westerbork--Biography.
- Concentration camp inmates--Netherlands--Westerbork--Biography.
- Jews--Netherlands--Biography.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Netherlands--Westerbork--Personal narratives.
Genre
- Object
- Art
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