Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Illustrations created by Ella Iranyi, an artist in Vienna, Austria, before the war. Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany in March 1938. Laws to persecute the Jewish population were soon enacted. In 1939, Iranyi was deported to Izbica, Poland, where she perished in April 1942. Her artworks were hidden during the war, but later recovered.
- Date
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creation:
approximately 1937
- Geography
-
creation:
Vienna (Austria)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Dora Amann
- Signature
- Charcoaled in lower left corner "E. Iryani"
- Contributor
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Artist:
Ella Iranyi
Subject: Ella Iranyi
Subject: Dora Amann
- Biography
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Ella Iranyi was born on April 5, 1888, in Vienna, Austria. She trained as an artist at the Viennese Kunstschule für Frauen und Mädchen, one of the first art schools for women. She became a member of the Wiener Werkstatte. She had a successful career as an illustrator and graphic artist. In March 1938, Nazi Germany annexed Austria. Policies to persecute the Jewish popuaiton were soon in place. Iranyi was Jewish and was deported from Vienna, Austria, to Izbica, Poland, ca. 1939, where she perished, age 54, on April 9, 1942.
Physical Details
- Classification
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Art
- Category
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Drawings
- Object Type
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Drawing (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Image of man or dymon flying with outstretched arms over rows of helmeted men bent over on knees with outstretched arms as in supplication to a diety.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 25.875 inches (65.723 cm) | Width: 19.625 inches (49.848 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, charcoal, graphite
- Inscription
- Penciled in lower left corner "33"
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Dora Amann, sister of Ella Iranyi.
- 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:
- 2024-10-03 13:11:12
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Drawing created by a Jewish artist who perished in a concentration camp
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Illustrations created by Ella Iranyi, an artist in Vienna, Austria, before the war. Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany in March 1938. Laws to persecute the Jewish population were soon enacted. In 1939, Iranyi was deported to Izbica, Poland, where she perished in April 1942. Her artworks were hidden during the war, but later recovered.
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Illustrations created by Ella Iranyi, an artist in Vienna, Austria, before the war. Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany in March 1938. Laws to persecute the Jewish population were soon enacted. In 1939, Iranyi was deported to Izbica, Poland, where she perished in April 1942. Her artworks were hidden during the war, but later recovered.
Drawing created by a Jewish artist who perished in a concentration camp
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Illustrations created by Ella Iranyi, an artist in Vienna, Austria, before the war. Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany in March 1938. Laws to persecute the Jewish population were soon enacted. In 1939, Iranyi was deported to Izbica, Poland, where she perished in April 1942. Her artworks were hidden during the war, but later recovered.
Drawing created by a Jewish artist who perished in a concentration camp
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Illustrations created by Ella Iranyi, an artist in Vienna, Austria, before the war. Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany in March 1938. Laws to persecute the Jewish population were soon enacted. In 1939, Iranyi was deported to Izbica, Poland, where she perished in April 1942. Her artworks were hidden during the war, but later recovered.
Drawing created by a Jewish artist who perished in a concentration camp
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Illustrations created by Ella Iranyi, an artist in Vienna, Austria, before the war. Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany in March 1938. Laws to persecute the Jewish population were soon enacted. In 1939, Iranyi was deported to Izbica, Poland, where she perished in April 1942. Her artworks were hidden during the war, but later recovered.
Drawing created by a Jewish artist who perished in a concentration camp
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Illustrations created by Ella Iranyi, an artist in Vienna, Austria, before the war. Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany in March 1938. Laws to persecute the Jewish population were soon enacted. In 1939, Iranyi was deported to Izbica, Poland, where she perished in April 1942. Her artworks were hidden during the war, but later recovered.
Drawing created by a Jewish artist who perished in a concentration camp
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