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Watercolor portrait of a man created in Theresienstadt

Object | Accession Number: 2014.509.1

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Watercolor portrait of a man created in Theresienstadt

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Artwork Title: Watercolor of a man in 3/4 profile, Theresienstadt 1943
Date: creation: 1943
Geography: creation: Theresienstadt (Concentration camp); Terezin (Ustecky kraj, Czech Republic)
Classification: Art
Category: Paintings
Object Type: Portrait painting (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection. The acquisition of this collection was made possible by the Crown Family.

Physical Description: Watercolor portrait of an unidentified man with his head is turned three-quarters to the left. There is an artist's signature and date.
Dimensions: overall : 14.500 x 10.750 in. (36.83 x 27.305 cm.)
Materials: overall : paper, watercolor, graphite
Signature: Julie Wolfthorn / Theresienstadt Juni 1943.
Topical Term: Concentration camp inmates--Czech Republic--Terezin (Ustecky Kraj)
Concentration camp inmates as artists--Pictorial works.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Czech Republic--Terezin (Ustecky Kraj)
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), and art.
Jewish women artists--Czech Republic--Terezin (Ustecky Kraj)
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The watercolor was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014.
Funding Note: The acquisition of this artifact was made possible by the Crown Family.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2018-10-24 14:09:18
This page: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn81443

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