Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Painting created by Jiri Konta in 2007. Dr. Konta was a political prisoner in Mauthausen concentration camp from 1943-1945 and liberated there. The painting depicts a prisoner in concentration camp uniform carrying a large stone covering his face.
- Artwork Title
- Never Forget
- Date
-
creation:
2007
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jirí Konta and Mirka Christesen
- Signature
- lower left corner
Physical Details
- Classification
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Art
- Category
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Paintings
- Object Type
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Concentration camps in art (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Painting on canvas, in a wooden frame, depicting a prisoner in a concentration camp uniform carrying a large stone covering his face. Signed Jiri, dated 2007.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 40.500 inches (102.87 cm) | Width: 26.250 inches (66.675 cm) | Depth: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm)
- Materials
- overall : canvas, wood, paint, metal
- Inscription
- dated lower left corner
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The painting was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Jiri Konta and Mirka Christesen.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 21:51:36
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn607451
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