Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Paper silhouette of four soldiers and the Swiss flag made by Harry Froehlich.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Royce Froehlich
- Signature
- lower right : Harry Froehlich
Physical Details
- Classification
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Decorative Arts
- Category
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Papercrafts
- Object Type
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Silhouettes (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Paper silhouette depiction of four soldiers with the Swiss flag in the background, signed by the artist.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 8.250 inches (20.955 cm) | Width: 11.750 inches (29.845 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, adhesive
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The silhouette was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Royce Froehlich, the son of Harry Froehlich.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:30:52
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Also in Harry Froehlich and Isaak Judas families collection
The collection consists of artifacts, a Boy Scout banner, belt, twenty drawings, two albums, papers, and photographs related to the experiences of Harry Froehlich, in a refugee camp in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, circa 1939-1945, and then in Palestine, as well as documents and photographs related to the experiences of Isaak Judas, originally of Ihringen, Germany, before and after World War II.
Date: approximately 1930-1989
Fröhlich and Judas families papers
Document
Collection consists of photographs from the family of Harry Frohlich (born Harald Fröhlich), originally of Vienna, Austria, and his wife, Inge (née Judas) Frohlich, originally of Ihringen, Germany. Includes a certificate from Schaffhausen, Switzerland, recognizing Harald Fröhlich's contributions as an agricultural worker during World War II, a photograph of him repairing typewriters, circa 1940s, and one photograph album of the Fröhlich family, with photographs from both before and after their emigration from Austria, circa 1930s-1940s. Also included are photographs of the Judas family, circa 1930s, and a file of documents related to the estate of Isaak Judas, 1952-1989. An additional photo album, circa 1940s, shows photographs of both Harald Fröhlich and Inge Judas and their respective families and friends, in Switzerland.
Boy Scout belt owned by a German Jewish refugee
Object
Boy Scout belt that belonged to Harry Froehlich as a child.
Boy Scout pennant with fleur de lis and 1914-1939 owned by a German Jewish refugee
Object
Boy Scout penant that belonged to Harry Froehlich as a child.
Ink drawing
Object
Drawing in black ink on paper of a church, other nearby buildings, and a haystack. Red paper has been cut to form a frame around the drawing.
Colored pencil drawing
Object
Drawing in colored pencil on paper of a woman pushing a baby in a stroller. A police officer is depicted in the background.
Drawing of a man in shackles
Object
Sketch in crayon on paper of a nude male standing with his head down, with shackles around his wrists. A larger unidentifiable figure faces him.
Landscape drawing
Object
Drawing in crayon and ink on paper of a landscape, with a church steeple in the lower right. The landscape was drawn by Harry Froehlich in 1939.
Fashion sketch of a woman in a black dress
Object
Fashion sketch in ink and watercolor on vellum of a woman wearing a black dress with blue and black hat and a matching blue belt.
Fashion sketch of a woman in a white dress with color accents
Object
Fashion sketch in ink and watercolor on vellum of a woman wearing a white dress with splashes of other colors throughout. There is a small fabric swatch stapled to the vellum.
Fashion sketch of a woman in a blue dress with white accents
Object
Fashion sketch in ink and watercolor on vellum of a woman wearing a blue dress with tiny white shapes in a pattern throughout the dress and matching hat. There is a small swatch of the dress fabric stapled to the vellum.
Fashion sketch of a woman in a black dress with blue and red scarves
Object
Fashion sketch in ink and watercolor on vellum, of a woman wearing a black dress and hat with blue and red scarves tied around the shoulders and waist.
Fashion sketch of a woman in a white dress with multicolored polka dots
Object
Fashion sketch in ink and watercolor on vellum of a woman wearing a white dress with polka dots of various colors, along with a red scarf over her head and tied at her chin.
Sketch of a man and woman in fashionable dress
Object
Sketch in pencil on paper of a man and a woman in fashionable clothing. Signed by Harry Frolich and dated 16 November 1944.
Paper silhouette of a man and a unicorn
Object
Silhouette paper cutout of a unicorn and a male figure done by Harry Froehlich in October 1944.
Watercolor of a soldier
Object
Watercolor of a soldier painted by Harry Froehlich, with the caption, Soldaten weinacht 1939 (Soldier Christmas 1939).
Drawing of an army helmet
Object
Drawing of a soldier's helmet by Harry Froehlich in November 1939 captioned Mobilisation 2 September 1939.
Drawing of a mountain landscape
Object
Drawing in pencil on cardboard of a mountainscape with a forest in the foreground.
Sketch of figures in a landscape with trees
Object
Sketch in pencil on paper of multiple figures in a treed landscape.
Portrait of a woman from the shoulders up
Object
Pencil portrait of a woman drawn by Harry Froehlich in 1943.
