Overview
- Brief Narrative
- One of 18 drawings of defendants and judges at the Nuremberg Trials and blank sheet of paper. Drawn at the trial by artist Peis in pencil and traced over with ink. Total collection includes 18 drawings on 10 sheets of paper with one additional blank sheet.
- Artwork Title
- Lawrence, Nuremberg, 1946
- Date
-
creation:
1946
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Rolf Wartenberg, in memory of my parents Ernst Wartenberg and Hedy Hevar
- Signature
- Penciled recto and verso lower right corner of image "Peis / 1946"
- Contributor
-
Artisan:
Günter Peis
Physical Details
- Classification
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Art
- Category
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Drawings
- Object Type
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Drawing (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Sheet folded in half; two images; Recto: profile portrait of Karl Donitz; Verso: profile portrait of Lord Justice Lawrence; Signed and dated.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 12.990 inches (32.995 cm) | Width: 15.980 inches (40.589 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, ink, graphite
- Inscription
- Penciled caption "Donitz" recto; penciled caption "Lawrence" verso.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Courtroom artists--Germany--Nuremberg--Biography. Nuremberg Trial of Major German War Criminals, Nuremberg, Germany, 1945-1946--Pictorial works. Nuremberg War Crime Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, 1946-1949--Pictorial works. Soldiers as artists--United States--Biography. War crime trials--Germany--Nuremberg--Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945--Illustrators--Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945--Journalism, Military--United States.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by Rolf Wartenberg.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-12-02 09:49:45
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One of 18 drawings of defendants and judges at the Nuremberg Trials and blank sheet of paper. Drawn at the trial by artist Peis in pencil and traced over with ink. Total collection includes 18 drawings on 10 sheets of paper with one additional blank sheet.
Drawing of Judges and Defendants at the Nuremberg trials
Object
One of 18 drawings of defendants and judges at the Nuremberg Trials and blank sheet of paper. Drawn at the trial by artist Peis in pencil and traced over with ink. Total collection includes 18 drawings on 10 sheets of paper with one additional blank sheet.
Drawing of Judges and Defendants at the Nuremberg trials
Object
One of 18 drawings of defendants and judges at the Nuremberg Trials and blank sheet of paper. Drawn at the trial by artist Peis in pencil and traced over with ink. Total collection includes 18 drawings on 10 sheets of paper with one additional blank sheet.
Drawing of Judges and Defendants at the Nuremberg trials
Object
One of 18 drawings of defendants and judges at the Nuremberg Trials and blank sheet of paper. Drawn at the trial by artist Peis in pencil and traced over with ink. Total collection includes 18 drawings on 10 sheets of paper with one additional blank sheet.
Drawing of Judges and Defendants at the Nuremberg trials
Object
One of 18 drawings of defendants and judges at the Nuremberg Trials and blank sheet of paper. Drawn at the trial by artist Peis in pencil and traced over with ink. Total collection includes 18 drawings on 10 sheets of paper with one additional blank sheet.
Drawing of Judges and Defendants at the Nuremberg trials
Object
One of 18 drawings of defendants and judges at the Nuremberg Trials and blank sheet of paper. Drawn at the trial by artist Peis in pencil and traced over with ink. Total collection includes 18 drawings on 10 sheets of paper with one additional blank sheet.
Drawing of Judges and Defendants at the Nuremberg trials
Object
One of 18 drawings of defendants and judges at the Nuremberg Trials and blank sheet of paper. Drawn at the trial by artist Peis in pencil and traced over with ink. Total collection includes 18 drawings on 10 sheets of paper with one additional blank sheet.
Drawing of Judges and Defendants at the Nuremberg trials
Object
One of 18 drawings of defendants and judges at the Nuremberg Trials and blank sheet of paper. Drawn at the trial by artist Peis in pencil and traced over with ink. Total collection includes 18 drawings on 10 sheets of paper with one additional blank sheet.
