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Collage

Object | Accession Number: 1994.76.1

Stamps celebrating Hitler's birthday adhered to page from Polish fairy tale

Date
creation:  1944
Language
German
Polish
Classification
Art
Category
Paintings
Object Type
Collage (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Max Sherman

About This Object

Physical Description
Block of four canceled stamps creating one design, adhered to fragment of page from Polish language fairy tale Cinderella; canceled stamp commemorating birthday of Adolf Hitler in Poland, "General Gouvernement" stamp, with Adolf Hitler's profile center; cancellation reads "Geburstag des Fuehrer [swastika] Krakau [swastika]" encircling crossed sword with branch.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 6.180 inches (15.697 cm) | Width: 8.070 inches (20.498 cm)
Materials
overall : paper, ink, adhesive, graphite

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The collage was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Dr. Max Sherman.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2019-12-05 22:22:03
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