Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Ink drawing depicting a pair of womens, dress shoes by Leo Cizes. The drawing is part of a collection consisting of Leo and Martha (nee Berger) Cizes' correspondence and papers, documents, photographs, a posie album, a sketchbook, a handmade chess set, and many drawings.
- Title
- Only Her Shoes Remain
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ruth Genn and Vivian Genn Pittman
Physical Details
- Classification
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Art
- Category
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Drawings
- Object Type
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Drawing (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Black ink drawing depicting a pair of lady's dress shoes.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 6.299 inches (15.999 cm) | Width: 9.154 inches (23.251 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, ink
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- To the best of the Museum's knowledge, there are no known copyright restrictions on the material(s) in this collection, or the material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2023 by Ruth Genn and Vivian Genn Pittman.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-07-05 13:35:35
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Drawing by Leo Cizes
Object
Portrait drawing by Leo Cizes. The drawing is part of a collection consisting of Leo and Martha (nee Berger) Cizes' correspondence and papers, documents, photographs, a posie album, a sketchbook, a handmade chess set, and many drawings.
Drawing by Leo Cizes
Object
Portrait drawing by Leo Cizes. The drawing is part of a collection consisting of Leo and Martha (nee Berger) Cizes' correspondence and papers, documents, photographs, a posie album, a sketchbook, a handmade chess set, and many drawings.
Drawing by Leo Cizes
Object
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Drawing by Leo Cizes
Object
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Drawing by Leo Cizes
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Drawing by Leo Cizes
Object
Untitled portrait drawing by Leo Cizes. The drawing is part of a collection consisting of Leo and Martha (nee Berger) Cizes' correspondence and papers, documents, photographs, a posie album, a sketchbook, a handmade chess set, and many drawings.
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Object
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Drawing by Leo Cizes
Object
Portrait drawing by Leo Cizes. The drawing is part of a collection consisting of Leo and Martha (nee Berger) Cizes' correspondence and papers, documents, photographs, a posie album, a sketchbook, a handmade chess set, and many drawings.
Drawing by Leo Cizes
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Drawing by Leo Cizes
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Portrait drawing by Leo Cizes. The drawing is part of a collection consisting of Leo and Martha (nee Berger) Cizes' correspondence and papers, documents, photographs, a posie album, a sketchbook, a handmade chess set, and many drawings.
Drawing by Leo Cizes
Object
Portrait drawing by Leo Cizes. The drawing is part of a collection consisting of Leo and Martha (nee Berger) Cizes' correspondence and papers, documents, photographs, a posie album, a sketchbook, a handmade chess set, and many drawings.
Drawing by Leo Cizes
Object
Portrait drawing by Leo Cizes. The drawing is part of a collection consisting of Leo and Martha (nee Berger) Cizes' correspondence and papers, documents, photographs, a posie album, a sketchbook, a handmade chess set, and many drawings.
Drawing by Leo Cizes
Object
Portrait drawing by Leo Cizes. The drawing is part of a collection consisting of Leo and Martha (nee Berger) Cizes' correspondence and papers, documents, photographs, a posie album, a sketchbook, a handmade chess set, and many drawings.
Drawing by Leo Cizes
Object
Portrait drawing by Leo Cizes. The drawing is part of a collection consisting of Leo and Martha (nee Berger) Cizes' correspondence and papers, documents, photographs, a posie album, a sketchbook, a handmade chess set, and many drawings.
Drawing by Leo Cizes
Object
Portrait drawing by Leo Cizes. The drawing is part of a collection consisting of Leo and Martha (nee Berger) Cizes' correspondence and papers, documents, photographs, a posie album, a sketchbook, a handmade chess set, and many drawings.
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Object
Untitled portrait of a woman by Leo Cizes. The drawing is part of a collection consisting of Leo and Martha (nee Berger) Cizes' correspondence and papers, documents, photographs, a posie album, a sketchbook, a handmade chess set, and many drawings.