Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Hexagonal print, part of an artwork set created by Walter Peiser-Preisser ("Prei") consisting of seven prints (one hexagon and six trapezoids) depicting scenes from multiple concentration camps including Auschwitz-Monowitz, Birkenau, Gross Rosen, and general scenes of commemoration that include names of camps, prisoner numbers and markings, with small holes punched around the entire border of each page which may have been used to connect the pieces to each other.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Giselle Brodsky and Mery Rosendorn-Gross
Physical Details
- Classification
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Art
- Category
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Prints
- Physical Description
- Hexagonal print, part of a set of artwork created by Walter Peiser-Preisser ("Prei") consisting of seven color prints (one hexagon and six trapezoids) depicting scenes from multiple concentration camps including Auschwitz-Monowitz, Birkenau, Gross Rosen, and general scenes of commemoration that include names of camps, prisoner numbers and markings, with small holes punched around the entire border of each page which may have been used to connect the pieces to each other. The hexagonal print contains a pattern incorporating Stars of David, chains, and skulls and bones.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 13.500 inches (34.29 cm) | Width: 11.500 inches (29.21 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, ink
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The print was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Giselle Brodsky and Mery Gross, the daughters of Salek Rosendorn.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-03-01 11:01:21
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Date: approximately 1946
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Object
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Object
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"Arbeit macht frei!" print
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Print depicting scene from Auschwitz-Monowitz
Object
Trapezoidal print, part of an artwork set created by Walter Peiser-Preisser ("Prei") consisting of seven prints (one hexagon and six trapezoids) depicting scenes from multiple concentration camps including Auschwitz-Monowitz, Birkenau, Gross Rosen, and general scenes of commemoration that include names of camps, prisoner numbers and markings, with small holes punched around the entire border of each page which may have been used to connect the pieces to each other. This print depicts a scene from Auschwitz-Monowitz involving a barracks, guards and prisoners made to watch the hanging of another prisoner.
Print depicting scene from Birkenau
Object
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Print depicting scene from Gross-Rosen.
Object
Trapezoidal print, part of an artwork set created by Walter Peiser-Preisser ("Prei") consisting of seven prints (one hexagon and six trapezoids) depicting scenes from multiple concentration camps including Auschwitz-Monowitz, Birkenau, Gross Rosen, and general scenes of commemoration that include names of camps, prisoner numbers and markings, with small holes punched around the entire border of each page which may have been used to connect the pieces to each other. This print depicts a scene from Gross-Rosen, including prisoners, a guard and a barracks.
Print depicting scene from Gross-Rosen
Object
Trapezoidal print, part of an artwork set created by Walter Peiser-Preisser ("Prei") consisting of seven prints (one hexagon and six trapezoids) depicting scenes from multiple concentration camps including Auschwitz-Monowitz, Birkenau, Gross Rosen, and general scenes of commemoration that include names of camps, prisoner numbers and markings, with small holes punched around the entire border of each page which may have been used to connect the pieces to each other. This print depicts a scene from Gross-Rosen of prisoners working in a quarry.
