Colored pencil portrait of the wife and child of a US soldier created for him by a POW
- Artwork Title
- Claire and Sandy
- Date
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creation:
1945 November
- Geography
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creation:
Dachau prisoner of war camp;
Dachau (Germany)
- Classification
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Art
- Category
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Drawings
- Object Type
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Portrait drawing (lcsh)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Claire Holland
Portrait drawing created for 23 year old Robert Holland by a prisoner, R. Bachmann, in Dachau prisoner of war camp in November 1945. It is a colored pencil and watercolor drawing on a repurposed piece of cardboard depicting Robert's wife Claire and young daughter Sandy. Robert served in the 20th Armored Division of the United States Army. The unit arrived in Europe in February 1945 and was near Salzburg, Austria, when the war ender on May 7. Some division units participated in the liberation of Dachau concentration camp on April 29, while other units continued on to capture Munich on April 30. Dachau became an internment camp for captured German troops. Robert was stationed there in October and November 1945.
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Record last modified: 2021-02-10 09:10:10
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The collection consists of two drawings and photographs relating to the experiences of Robert E. Holland during his service in the United States Army, 20th Armored Division, at the Dachau prisoner of war camp after the end of World War II.
Colored pencil portrait of the wife of a US soldier created for him by a Hungarian POW
Object
Portrait drawing created for 23 year old Robert Holland by a Hungarian prisoner, Orun Bela, in Dachau prisoner of war camp on October 10, 1945. It is a colored pencil and watercolor drawing depicting Robert's wife Claire. Robert served in the 20th Armored Division of the United States Army. The unit arrived in Europe in February 1945 and was near Salzburg, Austria, when the war ender on May 7. Some division units participated in the liberation of Dachau concentration camp on April 29, while other units continued on to capture Munich on April 30. Dachau became an internment camp for captured German troops. Robert was stationed there in October and November 1945.
Robert Holland photograph collection
Document
The collection consists of 38 photographs taken by Robert Holland, a soldier in the United States Army, of Dachau concentration camp following the liberation of the camp.