Plate 6, Leo Haas, German concentration camps: SS guard beating inmates
- Series Title
- 12 puvodnich litografii z nemeckych koncentracnich taboru Leo Haas
- Date
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1947
(publication/distribution)
- Geography
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publication :
Prague (Czech Republic)
- Classification
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Books and Published Materials
- Category
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Books and pamphlets
- Object Type
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Portfolios (groups of works) (aat)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Ivan Kalina
Plate 6 in a folio of 12 prints by Leo Haas published in Prague in 1947. The works are based on scenes experienced or witnessed by Haas, a labor and concentration camp prisoner for nearly six years. Each print has an introductory paragraph by Milos Vacik, a poet jailed for anti-Nazi resistance activity. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and professional artist, was arrested in 1939, deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, and then shipped back to Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, where he and a group of fellow artists determined to secretly document the terrible conditions of daily life in the camp. In summer 1944, they were accused by the Gestapo of smuggling their 'gruesome', that is, truthful, work out of the camp. Haas was arrested and tortured. In October, he was deported to Auschwitz, and a month later, to Sachsenhausen. In February 1945, he was transported to Mauthausen and then Ebensee concentration camp, where he was liberated on May 4-5 by US troops.
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Also in Leo Haas collection
The collection consists of a publication, 12 puvodnich litografii z německych koncentracnich taboru Leo Haas, a set of lithographs created by Leo Haas about the concentration camps where he was imprisoned during World War II, that was published in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1947.
Date: 1947
Plate 1, Leo Haas, German concentration camps: corpselike inmates at roll call
Publication
Plate 1 in a folio of 12 prints by Leo Haas published in Prague in 1947. It depicts corpselike concentration camp inmates gathered for appell [roll call]: "...long rows of white skulls, glowing as a mass seemingly less alive than cold light...." The works are based on scenes experienced or witnessed by Haas, a labor and concentration camp prisoner for six years, from 1939-1945. Each print has an introductory paragraph by Milos Vacik, a poet jailed for anti-Nazi resistance activity. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and professional artist, was arrested in 1939, deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, and then shipped back to Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, where he and a group of fellow artists determined to secretly document the terrible conditions of daily life in the camp. In summer 1944, Haas, Bedrich Fritta, Otto Ungar, and Ferdinand Bloch were accused by the Gestapo of smuggling their 'gruesome', that is, truthful, work out of the camp. Haas was arrested and tortured. In October, he was deported to Auschwitz, and a month later, to Sachsenhausen. In February 1945, he was transported to Mauthausen and then Ebensee concentration camp, where he was liberated on May 4-5 by US troops.
Plate 2, Leo Haas, German concentration camps: arrival at Theresienstadt
Publication
Plate 2 in a folio of 12 prints by Leo Haas published in Prague in 1947. It depicts corpselike concentration camp inmates gathered for appell [roll call]: "...long rows of white skulls, glowing as a mass seemingly less alive than cold light...." The works are based on scenes experienced or witnessed by Haas, a labor and concentration camp prisoner for nearly six years. Each print has an introductory paragraph by Milos Vacik, a poet jailed for anti-Nazi resistance activity. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and professional artist, was arrested in 1939, deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, and then shipped back to Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, where he and a group of fellow artists determined to secretly document the terrible conditions of daily life in the camp. In summer 1944, Haas, Bedrich Fritta, Otto Ungar, and Ferdinand Bloch were accused by the Gestapo of smuggling their 'gruesome', that is, truthful, work out of the camp. Haas was arrested and tortured. In October, he was deported to Auschwitz, and a month later, to Sachsenhausen. In February 1945, he was transported to Mauthausen and then Ebensee concentration camp, where he was liberated on May 4-5 by US troops.
Plate 3, Leo Haas, German concentration camps: prisoners hauling logs
Publication
Plate 3 in a folio of 12 prints by Leo Haas published in Prague in 1947. The works are based on scenes experienced or witnessed by Haas, a labor and concentration camp prisoner for nearly six years. Each print has an introductory paragraph by Milos Vacik, a poet jailed for anti-Nazi resistance activity. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and professional artist, was arrested in 1939, deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, and then shipped back to Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, where he and a group of fellow artists determined to secretly document the terrible conditions of daily life in the camp. In summer 1944, they were accused by the Gestapo of smuggling their 'gruesome', that is, truthful, work out of the camp. Haas was arrested and tortured. In October, he was deported to Auschwitz, and a month later, to Sachsenhausen. In February 1945, he was transported to Mauthausen and then Ebensee concentration camp, where he was liberated on May 4-5 by US troops.
Plate 4, Leo Haas, German concentration camps: inmates digging in trash for food
Publication
Plate 4 in a folio of 12 prints by Leo Haas published in Prague in 1947. The works are based on scenes experienced or witnessed by Haas, a labor and concentration camp prisoner for nearly six years. Each print has an introductory paragraph by Milos Vacik, a poet jailed for anti-Nazi resistance activity. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and professional artist, was arrested in 1939, deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, and then shipped back to Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, where he and a group of fellow artists determined to secretly document the terrible conditions of daily life in the camp. In summer 1944, they were accused by the Gestapo of smuggling their 'gruesome', that is, truthful, work out of the camp. Haas was arrested and tortured. In October, he was deported to Auschwitz, and a month later, to Sachsenhausen. In February 1945, he was transported to Mauthausen and then Ebensee concentration camp, where he was liberated on May 4-5 by US troops.
Plate 5, Leo Haas, German concentration camps: inmates marching through camp gate
Publication
Plate 5 in a folio of 12 prints by Leo Haas published in Prague in 1947. The works are based on scenes experienced or witnessed by Haas, a labor and concentration camp prisoner for nearly six years. Each print has an introductory paragraph by Milos Vacik, a poet jailed for anti-Nazi resistance activity. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and professional artist, was arrested in 1939, deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, and then shipped back to Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, where he and a group of fellow artists determined to secretly document the terrible conditions of daily life in the camp. In summer 1944, they were accused by the Gestapo of smuggling their 'gruesome', that is, truthful, work out of the camp. Haas was arrested and tortured. In October, he was deported to Auschwitz, and a month later, to Sachsenhausen. In February 1945, he was transported to Mauthausen and then Ebensee concentration camp, where he was liberated on May 4-5 by US troops.
Plate 7, Leo Haas, German concentration camps: inmates huddled at fence looking at a pile of corpses
Publication
Plate 6 in a folio of 12 prints by Leo Haas published in Prague in 1947. The works are based on scenes experienced or witnessed by Haas, a labor and concentration camp prisoner for nearly six years. Each print has an introductory paragraph by Milos Vacik, a poet jailed for anti-Nazi resistance activity. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and professional artist, was arrested in 1939, deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, and then shipped back to Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, where he and a group of fellow artists determined to secretly document the terrible conditions of daily life in the camp. In summer 1944, they were accused by the Gestapo of smuggling their 'gruesome', that is, truthful, work out of the camp. Haas was arrested and tortured. In October, he was deported to Auschwitz, and a month later, to Sachsenhausen. In February 1945, he was transported to Mauthausen and then Ebensee concentration camp, where he was liberated on May 4-5 by US troops.
Plate 8, Leo Haas, German concentration camps: medical experiments
Publication
Plate 8 in a folio of 12 prints by Leo Haas published in Prague in 1947. The works are based on scenes experienced or witnessed by Haas, a labor and concentration camp prisoner for nearly six years. Each print has an introductory paragraph by Milos Vacik, a poet jailed for anti-Nazi resistance activity. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and professional artist, was arrested in 1939, deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, and then shipped back to Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, where he and a group of fellow artists determined to secretly document the terrible conditions of daily life in the camp. In summer 1944, they were accused by the Gestapo of smuggling their 'gruesome', that is, truthful, work out of the camp. Haas was arrested and tortured. In October, he was deported to Auschwitz, and a month later, to Sachsenhausen. In February 1945, he was transported to Mauthausen and then Ebensee concentration camp, where he was liberated on May 4-5 by US troops.
Plate 9, Leo Haas, German concentration camps: starving prisoners in the woods
Publication
Plate 9 in a folio of 12 prints by Leo Haas published in Prague in 1947. The works are based on scenes experienced or witnessed by Haas, a labor and concentration camp prisoner for nearly six years. Each print has an introductory paragraph by Milos Vacik, a poet jailed for anti-Nazi resistance activity. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and professional artist, was arrested in 1939, deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, and then shipped back to Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, where he and a group of fellow artists determined to secretly document the terrible conditions of daily life in the camp. In summer 1944, they were accused by the Gestapo of smuggling their 'gruesome', that is, truthful, work out of the camp. Haas was arrested and tortured. In October, he was deported to Auschwitz, and a month later, to Sachsenhausen. In February 1945, he was transported to Mauthausen and then Ebensee concentration camp, where he was liberated on May 4-5 by US troops.
Plate 10, Leo Haas, German concentration camps: dreaming of freedom by the wall
Publication
Plate 10 in a folio of 12 prints by Leo Haas published in Prague in 1947. The works are based on scenes experienced or witnessed by Haas, a labor and concentration camp prisoner for nearly six years. Each print has an introductory paragraph by Milos Vacik, a poet jailed for anti-Nazi resistance activity. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and professional artist, was arrested in 1939, deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, and then shipped back to Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, where he and a group of fellow artists determined to secretly document the terrible conditions of daily life in the camp. In summer 1944, they were accused by the Gestapo of smuggling their 'gruesome', that is, truthful, work out of the camp. Haas was arrested and tortured. In October, he was deported to Auschwitz, and a month later, to Sachsenhausen. In February 1945, he was transported to Mauthausen and then Ebensee concentration camp, where he was liberated on May 4-5 by US troops.
Plate 11, Leo Haas, German concentration camps: death march in the snow
Publication
Plate 11 in a folio of 12 prints by Leo Haas published in Prague in 1947. The works are based on scenes experienced or witnessed by Haas, a labor and concentration camp prisoner for nearly six years. Each print has an introductory paragraph by Milos Vacik, a poet jailed for anti-Nazi resistance activity. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and professional artist, was arrested in 1939, deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, and then shipped back to Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, where he and a group of fellow artists determined to secretly document the terrible conditions of daily life in the camp. In summer 1944, they were accused by the Gestapo of smuggling their 'gruesome', that is, truthful, work out of the camp. Haas was arrested and tortured. In October, he was deported to Auschwitz, and a month later, to Sachsenhausen. In February 1945, he was transported to Mauthausen and then Ebensee concentration camp, where he was liberated on May 4-5 by US troops.
Plate 12, Leo Haas, German concentration camps: unloading a wagon of dead bodies
Publication
Plate 12 in a folio of 12 prints by Leo Haas published in Prague in 1947. The works are based on scenes experienced or witnessed by Haas, a labor and concentration camp prisoner for nearly six years. Each print has an introductory paragraph by Milos Vacik, a poet jailed for anti-Nazi resistance activity. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and professional artist, was arrested in 1939, deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, and then shipped back to Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, where he and a group of fellow artists determined to secretly document the terrible conditions of daily life in the camp. In summer 1944, they were accused by the Gestapo of smuggling their 'gruesome', that is, truthful, work out of the camp. Haas was arrested and tortured. In October, he was deported to Auschwitz, and a month later, to Sachsenhausen. In February 1945, he was transported to Mauthausen and then Ebensee concentration camp, where he was liberated on May 4-5 by US troops.
Booklet for a series of Leo Haas lithographs on German concentration camps
Publication
Descriptive booklet for a folio of 12 prints by Leo Haas published in Prague in 1947. The works are based on scenes experienced or witnessed by Haas, a labor and concentration camp prisoner for nearly six years. Each print has an introductory paragraph by Milos Vacik, a poet jailed for anti-Nazi resistance activity. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and professional artist, was arrested in 1939, deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, and then shipped back to Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, where he and a group of fellow artists determined to secretly document the terrible conditions of daily life in the camp. In summer 1944, they were accused by the Gestapo of smuggling their 'gruesome', that is, truthful, work out of the camp. Haas was arrested and tortured. In October, he was deported to Auschwitz, and a month later, to Sachsenhausen. In February 1945, he was transported to Mauthausen and then Ebensee concentration camp, where he was liberated on May 4-5 by US troops.