Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Model of a head of a black man used for racial studies and exhibitions by Nazi Germany. The Deutsches Hygiene Museum in der DDR is where exhibitions and teachings of "racial and eugenic theories" originated during the Third Reich.
- Artwork Title
- Head of African Male
- Date
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approximately 1930-1935
- Geography
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use:
Germany
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Deutsches Hygiene Museum in der DDR
Physical Details
- Classification
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Art
- Category
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Sculpture
- Object Type
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Busts (lcsh)
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 13.375 inches (33.973 cm) | Width: 6.375 inches (16.192 cm) | Depth: 8.750 inches (22.225 cm)
- Materials
- overall : plaster
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The model was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by the Deutsches Hygiene Museum iin the Deutsche Demokratische Republik (East Germany.)
- Record last modified:
- 2024-10-03 12:05:11
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn3995
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