Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Hand colored etching of Cathedral Square in Passau, Germany, created by Emil Singer circa 1930 in Vienna, Austria. After Nazi Germany annexed Austria in March 1938, Singer increased his efforts to obtain visas to leave the country with his wife Grete. Their efforts were unsuccessful. The couple was deported on May 12, 1942, and presumed murdered in Izbica concentration camp.
- Artwork Title
- Passau, Domplatz
- Date
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creation:
approximately 1930
- Geography
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depiction:
Domplatz (Passau, Germany)
creation: Vienna (Austria)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Joseph E. Ellovich
- Contributor
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Artist:
Emil Singer
Subject: Emil Singer
- Biography
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Emil Singer was born on August 17, 1881, in Gaya, Moravia (Kyjov, Czech Republic) to Jewish parents. Singer, an artist and engraver, resided in Vienna, Austria, and was an Austrian citizen. In March 1938, Austria was absorbed into Nazi Germany. Singer and his wife Margarete (Grete) sought visas to escape the persecution of Jews by the new regime. He corresponded with and sold artwork to contacts in the United States in hopes of emigrating to that country. On May 12, 1942, Emil and Grete were deported to Poland and presumed murdered in Izbica concentration camp.
Physical Details
- Classification
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Art
- Category
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Prints
- Object Type
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Etching (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Hand colored etching with an image of Cathedral Square at Passau Fountain, with people and surrounding buildings. It is matted and framed.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 16.625 inches (42.228 cm) | Width: 19.125 inches (48.578 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
pictorial area: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 12.750 inches (32.385 cm) - Materials
- overall : paper, ink, glass, metal, adhesive
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The etching was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Joseph Ellovich.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:21:10
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn1012
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The collection consists of two etchings created by Emil Singer in prewar Vienna, Austria.
Date: 1930
Hand colored etching of Cathedral Square in Passau created by Emil Singer
Object
Hand colored etching of views of Frankfurt, Germany, created by Emil Singer circa 1930 in Vienna, Austria. After Nazi Germany annexed Austria in March 1938, Singer increased his efforts to obtain visas to leave the country with his wife Grete. Their efforts were unsuccessful. The couple was deported on May 12, 1942, and presumed murdered in Izbica concentration camp.
