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Hand colored etching of Cathedral Square in Passau created by Emil Singer

Object | Accession Number: 1989.300.1

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
approximately 1930  (creation)
Geography
depiction : Domplatz (Passau, Germany)
creation : Vienna (Austria)
Classification
Art
Category
Prints
Object Type
Etching (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Joseph E. Ellovich
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About This Object

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 : 16.625 x 19.125 x 0.750 in. (42.228 x 48.578 x 1.905 cm.)
pictorial area : 11.000 x 12.750 in. (27.94 x 32.385 cm.)
Materials
overall : paper, ink, glass, metal, adhesive
Contributor
Artist: Emil Singer
Subject: Emil Singer
Biography
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 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.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The etching was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Joseph Ellovich.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2018-01-11 14:23:32
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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

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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.

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