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Watercolor portrait with frame of a Polish resistance member recovered by her family

Object | Accession Number: 2014.451.2 a-d

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    Watercolor portrait with frame of a Polish resistance member recovered by her family
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    Brief Narrative
    Watercolor portrait of Janina Zyzniewska preserved by her son Wieslaw and her mother Wilhemina Jezierska. The Zyzniewskis were a Catholic family from Łódź, Poland, who were active in the resistance organized to oppose the German occupation. Wieslaw and his mother Janina were arrested by the Gestapo in February 1942 for their political activities and sent to Radogoszcz prison. In October 1942, they were sent to Auschwitz concentration camp, where Janina died in January 1943. Wieslaw was sent to Buchenwald in March 1943 where he was liberated by the US Army in April 1945.
    Artwork Title
    Portrait of Janina Zyzniewska
    Date
    recovered:  after 1945 May
    Geography
    creation: Łódź (Poland)
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Wesley Zineski

    Physical Details

    Classification
    Art
    Category
    Paintings
    Physical Description
    a. Small watercolor portrait of an older woman.
    b-d. Wooden frame and backing removed from portait.
    Dimensions
    overall: Height: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
    Materials
    overall : paper, watercolor

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    No restrictions on access
    Conditions on Use
    Restrictions on use. Copyright may be retained by the Estate of Wesley Zineski.

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    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The watercolor portrait was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Marilyn Stiles on behalf of the Estate of Wesley Zineski.
    Funding Note
    The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
    Record last modified:
    2022-07-28 18:27:20
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