Overview
- Description
- Multiply by Six Million - Portraits and Stories of Holocaust Survivors, formerly entitled Legacy: Portraits of Holocaust Survivors, was a project conceived by photographer Evvy Eisen to document Holocaust survivors in California and France. The project ran from 1992-2006, and consisted of portraits of survivors taken by Eisen, accompanied by personal narratives authored by the survivors. The portraits are black and white silver gelatin prints sized at either 11”x14” or 8”x11.” The subject files include copies of the narratives and contact prints of outtakes from the photoshoot. Some files also include related material to the subject gathered by Eisen. Narratives authored by French survivors include drafts in English and French.
- Subtitle
- Portraits and Stories of Holocaust Survivors
- Date
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inclusive:
1992-circa 2010
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Evvy Eisen
- Collection Creator
- Evvy Eisen
- Biography
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Evvy Eisen is a photographer and teacher in the San Francisco Bay area. She specializes in environmental portraits, often involving socially relevant issues. Eisen’s projects include: Multiply by Six Million - Portraits and Stories of Holocaust Survivors, Paris Métro, Oyster Farm, and Famille. Her work has been exhibited in the United States and abroad.
- Reference
- Project website: https://evvyeisen.com/ [accessed 24 June 2024]
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs. Personal narratives. Documents.
- Extent
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5 boxes
9 oversize boxes
10 oversize folders
- System of Arrangement
- The collection is arranged as a single series with files in alphabetical order by surname.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of the material(s) in this collection. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
- Copyright Holder
- Eisen, Evvy
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- United States. France.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Evvy Eisen donated the Multiply by Six Million - Portraits and Stories of Holocaust Survivors to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2019. The accessions numbered 1995.A.1205 and 2020.332.1 have been incorporated into this collection.
- Primary Number
- 1995.A.1205.2
- Record last modified:
- 2024-08-23 08:58:14
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- http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn762062
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