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Watercolor

Object | Accession Number: 2011.411.3

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    Overview

    Brief Narrative
    Watercolor on paper created by Zdenka Eismannova while she was interned in Theresienstadt; image shows interior scene of the women's barracks; originally housed in a carved wooden album depicting a view of Prague [front] and designs [back]. The artist, Zdenka Eismannova, born in Prague in 1897, was deported to Theresienstadt in September 1942. From there she was deported on June 9, 1943 to the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland where she is presumed to have perished.
    Date
    creation:  1943
    Geography
    depiction: Theresienstadt (Concentration camp); Terezin (Ustecky kraj, Czech Republic)
    creation: Theresienstadt (Concentration camp); Terezin (Ustecky kraj, Czech Republic)
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ron Neulinger
    Signature
    bottom left
    Contributor
    Artist: Zdenka Eismannova
    Biography
    Zdenka Eismannova was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic), in 1897. She was deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp in September 1942. Nine months later, on September 6, 1943, she was transferred to Auschwitz, where she is presumed to have perished.

    Physical Details

    Language
    German
    Classification
    Art
    Category
    Paintings
    Physical Description
    Watercolor on paper; portrait view; image shows wooden barracks with ladders; women are seated on top and bottom bunks; top of arch and wall visible in background; "Z. EISMANNOVA / 1943" at bottom left; paper has holes across top; adhesive residue over reverse.
    Dimensions
    overall: Height: 11.650 inches (29.591 cm) | Width: 8.030 inches (20.396 cm)

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    No restrictions on access
    Conditions on Use
    No restrictions on use

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    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The watercolor painting was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Ron Neulinger.
    Record last modified:
    2024-11-07 14:47:22
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