Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Bronze sculpture of the head of Adolf Hitler by Ernst Seger (1868-1939).
- Artwork Title
- Bust of Adolf Hitler
- Date
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manufacture:
1933-1939
- Geography
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manufacture:
Germany
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund
- Signature
- base of neck under hairline : Prof. E. Seger
- Contributor
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Artist:
Ernst Seger
Physical Details
- Classification
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Art
- Category
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Sculpture
- Object Type
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Busts (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Life-size realistic bronze cast of Adolf Hitler’s head attached to a wedge shaped mount at the base of the neck.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 7.875 inches (20.003 cm) | Depth: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm)
- Materials
- overall : bronze
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Personal Name
- Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945--Portraits.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The bronze bust of Adolf Hitler was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008.
- Funding Note
- The acquisition of this collection was made possible by The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 21:51:04
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn35951
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