Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Drawing created in 1948 by artist David Friedman entitled "Nothing in his pot." Survivor and friend of David Friedman, Alfred Dub, was the model for the drawing.
- Artwork Title
- Nothing in his pot
- Date
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creation:
1948
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Lauren Elisa Morris
- Signature
- top right (signed on plastic covering)
Physical Details
- Classification
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Art
- Category
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Drawings
- Object Type
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Pencil drawing (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Charcoal on paper drawing depicting a seated man. Drawing is matted, with a plastic covering.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 15.750 inches (40.005 cm) | Width: 11.750 inches (29.845 cm)
pictorial area: Height: 10.750 inches (27.305 cm) | Width: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) - Materials
- overall : paper, charcoal
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- Restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Lauren Elisa Morris, the granddaughter of David Friedman.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 21:50:58
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Also in David Friedman collection
The collection consists of six pieces of artwork created by artist David Friedman: drawing entitled "Nothing in His Pot"; Poster montage of 1964 exhibition photos; 1966 sketch of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising; 2 pieces In Memorial of the Warsaw Ghetto for the Jewish Community Center in Baltimore; Poster created of the original invitation to the Warsaw Memorial Meeting.
Drawing, "In Memorial of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising"
Object
Drawing created by artist David Friedman entitled "In Memorial of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising for the Jewish Community Center in Baltimore Md 1966." The drawing depicts uprising participants, some armed with rifles, with the body of one participant in the foreground.
Drawing, "In Memorial of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising"
Object
Drawing created by artist David Friedman entitled "In Memorial of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising." The drawing depicts uprising participants, some armed with rifles, with the body of one participant in the foreground.
Sketch
Object
Charcoal and pencil drawing created by artist David Friedman. An inscription on the artwork reads, "First sketch for Warsaw Ghetto Uprising - 1966." The drawing depicts uprising participants, some armed with rifles, with the body of one participant in the foreground.
Pen and ink drawing created by David Friedman
Object
Pen and ink drawing showing mother and child sitting among destroyed houses after liberation. 1953.
Etching of prisoners carrying bricks in Gleiwitz I concentration camp, created by David Friedman
Object
Original etching of prisoners carrying bricks in Gleiwitz I concentration camp, 1967.
David Friedman collection
Document
Posters created by artist David Friedman (donor's grandfather): poster montage of 1964 exhibition photos, and poster created of the original invitation to the Warsaw Memorial Meeting, dated was April 17, 1966. The photographs in the photo montage are mainly from a St. Louis exhibition, with one photograph of the artist painting at home.
