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Anti-Nazi drawing published in the PM newspaper

Object | Accession Number: 1991.182.17

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    Anti-Nazi drawing published in the PM newspaper

    Overview

    Brief Narrative
    These pleasant looking fellows are telling the poor old mendicant that if there is any begging to be done, they'll be do it-for the pockets of the party faithful.
    Artwork Title
    Looking for Relief
    Subtitle
    Sweet Charity
    Series Title
    17 in a series of 31
    Date
    publication/distribution:  1940 October 24
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
    Signature
    lower right corner of image, in ink, "Wm. Sharp"
    Contributor
    Artist: William Sharp
    Biography
    Leon Schleifer was born in 1900 in Germany. He served in the German army at the end of World War I (1914-1918). He became a political cartoonist and his work was published in the anti-Nazi press. He also specialized in courtroom trial sketches. After the appointment of Hitler as Chancellor in 1933, Schliefer emigrated to the United States. He changed his name to William Sharp and continued his career as an editorial cartoonist and illustrator. His work was published in the New York Times, Life Magazine, and other publications. He died in 1961, age sixty-one years.

    Physical Details

    Classification
    Art
    Category
    Drawings
    Object Type
    Drawing (lcsh)
    Physical Description
    Image of three Nazi soldiers, all holding round cans with swastikas; they are approached by a thin, pitiful looking fellow who holds his hand out in a gesture of asking for something; all four stand in front of buildings, one which has a sign that says "Butter" over the doorway.
    Dimensions
    overall: Height: 19.880 inches (50.495 cm) | Width: 15.000 inches (38.1 cm)
    Materials
    overall : paper, charcoal, ink, graphite
    Inscription
    in pencil, caption "Looking for Relief" (appears to be written in hand other than artist's)

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    No restrictions on access
    Conditions on Use
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    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The drawing was aquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991.
    Record last modified:
    2023-07-06 13:23:12
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