Overview
- Brief Narrative
- 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.
- Artwork Title
- In Memorial of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
- Subtitle
- for the Jewish Community Center in Baltimore Md 1966
- Date
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creation:
1966
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Lauren Elisa Morris
- Signature
- lower right
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
- Drawing created by artist David Friedman (donor's grandfather) 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.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 15.880 inches (40.335 cm) | Width: 12.000 inches (30.48 cm)
pictorial area: Height: 12.000 inches (30.48 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) - Materials
- overall : paper, pencil, charcoal, paint, cardboard, plastic
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, "Nothing in his Pot"
Object
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.
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.
